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Salem witch trials

The Salem witch trials were a series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts between February 1692 and May 1693. More than 200 people were accused. Thirty people were found guilty, nineteen of whom were executed by hanging (fourteen women and five men). One other man, Giles Corey, died under torture for…

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Location
Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Executions
19 (by hanging)
Notable Personalities
Samuel Parris, John Hawthorne, Cotton Mather, child-accusers
Notable Sources
Wonders of the Invisible World by Cotton Mather, court records
Notable Victims
Tituba, Sarah Good, Rvd. George Burroughs, Sarah Osborne, Giles Corey
Number of Accused
200+

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related to External links · 27
Salem witch trials → Archived June, Charles Upham, Devils, Digital CommonsSalem Witch Trials, Essays, II, Invisible World, Massachusetts Historical Society, Mather, Missouri-Kansas City Law SchoolSalem, Nature, Number, Observations, Operations, Project GutenbergSalemWitchTrials, Salem, Salem Witchcraft, Salem Witchcraft Trials, The Wonders, Theological
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Salem witch trials → List, Salem, Witchcraft
Executions · 1
Salem witch trials → 19 (by hanging)
Location · 1
Salem witch trials → Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Notable Personalities · 1
Salem witch trials → Samuel Parris, John Hawthorne, Cotton Mather, child-accusers
Notable Sources · 1
Salem witch trials → Wonders of the Invisible World by Cotton Mather, court records
Notable Victims · 1
Salem witch trials → Tituba, Sarah Good, Rvd. George Burroughs, Sarah Osborne, Giles Corey
Number of Accused · 1
Salem witch trials → 200+
Number of Convictions · 1
Salem witch trials → 30
Occurred within the context of · 1
Salem witch trials → Puritanism, Conflicts with the Wabanaki and other Indigenous American tribes, Poverty, Political upheaval in New England, Waiting for a new royal charter

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Salem witch trialsExecutions19 (by hanging)1.00infobox
Salem witch trialsLocationSalem, Province of Massachusetts Bay1.00infobox
Salem witch trialsNotable PersonalitiesSamuel Parris, John Hawthorne, Cotton Mather, child-accusers1.00infobox
Salem witch trialsNotable SourcesWonders of the Invisible World by Cotton Mather, court records1.00infobox
Salem witch trialsNotable VictimsTituba, Sarah Good, Rvd. George Burroughs, Sarah Osborne, Giles Corey1.00infobox
Salem witch trialsNumber of Accused200+1.00infobox
Salem witch trialsNumber of Convictions301.00infobox
Salem witch trialsOccurred within the context ofPuritanism, Conflicts with the Wabanaki and other Indigenous American tribes, Poverty, Political upheaval in New England, Waiting for a new royal charter1.00infobox
Salem witch trialsReasons for BeginningAlleged possessions of Elizabeth Parris and Abigail Williams1.00infobox
Salem witch trialsReasons for EndingInfluence of Increase Mather and Governor William Phips, Re-establishment of authority post-charter, General Pardon, Repeal of the 1692 law allowing for quick persecution of wit…1.00infobox
Salem witch trialsTimespanFebruary 1692 – May 1693 (1 year and 3 months)1.00infobox
Glanvillinstance ofWorks by men0.80text

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