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Salem witch trials | History, Summary, Location, Causes, Victims . . . Salem witch trials, (June 1692–May 1693), in American history, 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 (now Danvers, Massachusetts)
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 [1]
Salem Witch Trials - Events, Facts Victims | HISTORY The infamous Salem witch trials began during the spring of 1692, after a group of young girls in Salem Village, Massachusetts, claimed to be possessed by the devil and accused several local women
Salem Witch Trials of 1692 | The victims, facts and events For those unfamiliar with the Salem Witch Trials—the killing of 14 women and six men between the years of 1692 and 1693 in Salem, Massachusetts—however, the events are no ghost story
Salem Witch Trials - World History Encyclopedia The Salem Witch Trials were a series of legal proceedings in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692 to 1693 resulting in the deaths of 20 innocent people accused of witchcraft and the vilification of over 200 others based, initially, on the reports of young girls who claimed to have been harmed by the spells of certain women they accused of witchcraft
Salem Witch Trials, Summary, Facts, Significance The Salem Witch Trials took place in colonial Massachusetts in 1692 and 1693 when people living in and around the town of Salem, Massachusetts, were accused of practicing witchcraft or dealing with the Devil The accusations were initially made by two young girls in the early part of the year
Overview of the Salem Witch Trials The Salem witchcraft events began in late February 1692 and lasted through April, 1693 All told, at least twenty-five people died: nineteen were executed by hanging, one was tortured to death, and at least five died in jail due to harsh conditions
SALEM WITCH TRIALS CHRONOLOGY June 10- Bridget Bishop is executed on Proctor’s Ledge at Gallows Hill in Salem She is the first person to be executed during the Salem witch trials June 15- Twelve ministers of the colony advise the court not to rely entirely on spectral evidence to obtain convictions