everlasting effects
The economy of Salem suffered greatly, but the embarrassment of the town for unnecessary murders exceeded all other results. Salem had few citizens left after they executed and imprisoned the vast majority of their town. Land and livestock were unaccounted for and the possessions of an individual were no longer clear. Shop owners that were accused found it difficult to re-assimilate into the society and their businesses, in turn, suffered. Salem felt heavy remorse for their actions and public confessions of guilt and shame were published and spread throughout the nation. " It grievs me to see New Englandís Nakedness laid open in the business of the Quakers, Anabaptists, Witchcraft" (Sewall). Salem was left to compensate for their mistakes but the dead could not be brought back to life. Though the Salem Witch Trials came to a close, witch-hunts in America did not. Salem was just one case of an superfluous tragedy.