Between February 1692 and May 1693, over 150 people were arrested and imprisoned, with even more accused who were not formally pursued by the authorities. The two courts convicted 29 people of the capital felony of witchcraft, 19 of whom (fourteen women, five men) were executed by hanging. In addition, Giles Corey was pressed to death for refusing to enter a plea. In addition to those executed, at least five more died in prison.
The Salem witchcraft trials were held in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. 140 were accused, 20 were killed.
Salem,MA in the 1600s
The Salem Witch Trials took place in Salem Massachusettes, in what is now the USA.
They really aren't. The Salem Witch Trials tried regular people accused of witchcraft and convicted in Puritan society. The Rosenburg Trials tried two people who were trying to spy on the US during a time of diplomatic hostilities.
None. Burning was not the punishment for witchcraft in colonial New England. Anyone convicted of witchcraft was hanged.
The Salem witchcraft trials were held in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. 140 were accused, 20 were killed.
1692
Massachusetts
Salem,MA in the 1600s
The Salem Witchcraft Trials (plural) took place in Salem, Massachusetts, in what is now, the USA.
1692
1692
Salem
THE Salem Witch TrialS were a series of witchcraft trials in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692 that occured when unexplained affliction affected several girls and women, which was interepted as witchcraft in Puritan times.
The Salem Witch Trials took place in Salem Massachusettes, in what is now the USA.
1692-1693
"Sundry acts of witchcraft on the bodies of *names*"