What really happened during the Salem Witch Trials - Brian A. Pavlac

What really happened during the Salem Witch Trials - Brian A. Pavlac with tags salem witch trials, witch hunt, salem, massachusetts bay colony, salem witch hunt, witchcraft, magic, paranoia, religion, supernatural, puritans, colonial america, betty parris, abigail williams, devil, sarah osbourne, sarah good, tituba, false confessions, accusations, hanging, groupthink, scapegoating, fear, history, american history, nathaniel saltonstall, education, animation, brian pavlac, lucy animation studio, ted, ted-ed, ted ed, teded, ted education

Dig into how the infamous Salem Witch Trials began and why they remain a cautionary tale of the dangers of groupthink and scapegoating.--Youve been accused of a crime you did not commit. Its impossible to prove your innocence. If you insist that youre innocent anyway, youll likely be found guilty and executed. But if you confess, apologize, and implicate others, youll go free. This was the choice facing those accused of witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts in the 17th century. How did this happen? Brian A. Pavlac investigates.Lesson by Brian A. Pavlac, directed by Lucy Animation Studio.Animator's website: https://www.silviaprietov.com/Sign up for our newsletter: http://bit.ly/TEDEdNewsletterSupport us on Patreon: http://bit.ly/TEDEdPatreonFollow us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/TEDEdFacebookFind us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/TEDEdTwitterPeep us on Instagram: http://bit.ly/TEDEdInstagramView full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-really-happened-during-the-salem-witch-trials-brian-a-pavlacThank you so much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible! Christophe Dessalles, Janie Jackson, Dr Luca Carpinelli, Heather Slater, Yuh Saito, Quentin Le Menez, Mattia Veltri, Fabian Amels, Sandra Tersluisen, PnDAA, Hugo Legorreta, Zhexi Shan, Gustavo Mendoza, Brbara Nazar, Josh Engel, Natalia Rico, Andrea Feliz, Eysteinn Gunason, Bernardo Paulo, Victor E Karhel, Sydney Evans, Latora Slydell, Oyuntsengel Tseyen-Oidov, Noel Situ, Elliot Poulin, emily lam, Juan, Jordan Tang, Kent Logan, Alexandra Panzer, Laura Cameron Keith, Jen, Ellen Spertus, Cailin Ramsey, Markus Goldhacker, Leora Allen, Andras Radnothy, Chris, Arpita Singh, Vijayalakshmi, Marc Bilodeau, Peng, Tzu-Hsiang, paul g mohney, Maya Toll, Sebastian Regez, Bruno Hannud, Andreas Voltios, Shubham Arora, Ugur Doga Sezgin and Akinola Emmanuel.