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Salem witch trials History Causes Britannica ~ Salem witch trials 1692–93 a series of investigations and persecutions that caused 19 convicted ‘witches’ to be hanged and many other suspects to be imprisoned in Salem Village in the Massachusetts Bay Colony They were part of a long story of witch hunts that began in Europe in the 14th century

Salem witch trials Wikipedia ~ 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 19 of whom were found guilty and executed by hanging 14 women and 5 men

A Brief History of the Salem Witch Trials History ~ The Salem witch trials occurred in colonial Massachusetts between 1692 and 1693 More than 200 people were accused of practicing witchcraft—the Devils magic—and 20 were executed Eventually the colony admitted the trials were a mistake and compensated the families of those convicted

Salem witch trials The trials Britannica ~ Salem witch trials Salem witch trials The trials On May 27 1692 after weeks of informal hearings accompanied by imprisonments Sir William Phips also spelled Phipps the governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony interceded and ordered the convening of an official Court of Oyer “to hear” and Terminer “to decide” in Salem Town

Salem Witch Trials History and Background ~ On June 10 1692  Bridget Bishop was convicted and hanged  in Salem Her death is acknowledged as the first of the deaths in the witch trials of that year Throughout July and August more examinations and trials went on and by September another eighteen people had been convicted

What Caused the Salem Witch Trials ~ Medical sociologist Dr Robert Bartholomew states in an article on that the Salem Witch Trials were “undoubtedly” a case of conversion disorder during which “psychological conflict and distress are converted into aches and pains that have no physical origin”

History of the Salem Witch Trials ~ The Salem Witch Trials were one of the best documented trials of colonial times There is actually a compilation of all of the primary sources on the Salem Witch Trials It is called Records of the Salem Witch Hunt and is edited by Bernard Rosenthal

The Salem witch trials what life was like for women ~ During the Salem witch trials nearly 200 people were accused of practicing witchcraft So why werent more of them executed Because confession meant you would avoid paying the ultimate price and so there were a hell of a lot of confessions The slave who confessed early on was eventually released