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Hysteria and Destruction in SalemHysteria and Destruction in Salem“In 1692, The colony of Salem, Massachusetts, was plagued by a witchcraft hysteria that resulted in the death of at least twenty people and the jailing of at least 150 others” (Miller, 1171). The colonists of Salem village were uneducated, poor, and superstitious, thus they were quick.