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What did the town of Salem Massachusetts in the 1600's?

The town of Salem was famous for a series of witch trials in 1692.


How did the Salem witch trials affect American history?

NEW ANSWER:The Salem Witchcraft Trials were important to show the world the stupidity and ignorance of others. During the 1600's and 1700's, an almost hysterical fear in witchcraft swept most of Europe. Thousands were tried and executed as witches. The courts allowed gossip and rumor to be used as evidence. Many children testified against their own parents.The American colonists brought the belief in witchcraft from England. Suspected witches suffered persecution in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Virginia. The most famous witch hunt in American history occurred in Salem, Massachusetts. Many historians believe that Cotton Mather, a colonial preacher, did much to stir up public feeling against the supposed evil deed of witches.In 1692, the Massachusetts colonists executed 19 people as witches, and one person was pressed to death for refusing to plead to the witchcraft charge. In addition, about 150 others were imprisoned. It is a very painful and a shameful part of the history of the United States.


What was the society like in Salem Massachusetts in the 1600's?

In the 1600's the England society was divided into three parts... - The upper class - The middle class - The lower class The upper class consisted of the kings, (and also the parliament) They had nice, big houses and expensive things. Lots off food and a lot of waste. The middle class was made up of the farmers, they work long hours but make good pay. The live in houses and have their own things and a fair amount of food. The lowest class consists of soldiers and sailors. They work hard but barely get paid. They live in small, dirty shelters with little space. They also do not have very much food. I'm just learning this unit so these are pretty much all my notes on society in England in the 1600's... Hope that helps!


What most accurately describes the Japanese feudal system that existed between 1000 and 1600?

The Japanese feudal system put peasants at the bottom, the daimyos or merchant middle class in the middle, and the warrior shoguns at the top.


What were the entertainment of Georgia in 1600?

In 1600 there were no colonies in Ga therefore there was no entertainment.

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What did the town of Salem Massachusetts in the 1600's?

The town of Salem was famous for a series of witch trials in 1692.


What were the last names of the Sons of Ipswich?

New and improved answerAccording to the Salem Witch Trials the actual Original Names that Appear the Most are :Pope Putnam Goodall Williams JacobsANSWERthe sons of Ipswich are the descendants of 5 families who have the power of witchcraft and in the 1600's during the Salem Witch Trials they formed a covenant of silence to protect themselves a family who only wanted more power was banished from it. and their bloodline disappeared without a trace. some say that it ended in Salem with the witch hunts but no one is sure. no one has heard of or from them since the 1600's.Characters in the movie "The Covenant"


Important events in 1600-1750?

The years from 1600 to 1750 was known as the Baroque Period. Important events that happened during that time were the establishment of the Dutch East India Company, the death of Elizabeth I, the arrival of the Pilgrims, the establishment of Jamestown, and the Salem Witch Trials.


What is an 1600 witch?

A dead witch. In 1692, there were the Salem Witch Trials, and I must say that an awful lot of women were burned, both innocent and guilty, because they were accused of witchcraft simply because they could heal people that (male) doctors couldn't. People have always been afraid of things they know nothing of, and that's why witches in the 1600s were feared above most else. EDIT: First, in Protestant England and America, witches were hanged. Second, only 14 women died in the Salem Trials. Third, Every victim of the Salem panic was innocent.


What was Ann Putnam's life span?

Well people did not live very long in the 1600-1700's due to lack of medicine, and they did not know what we know now. Ann Putnam Jr. (the Salem witch trials) was born in 1680 and died in 1716 when she was 37 years old.


What is the plot to A Break with Charity?

The plot centers around a young girl who must decide between helping her community that is being falsely accused of witchcraft or staying silent to protect her family. The story centers around that factual events involving the Salem Witch Trials of the 1600's.


Salem Massachusetts in the 1600's?

Salem was established in 1692.


How did the Salem witch trials affect American history?

NEW ANSWER:The Salem Witchcraft Trials were important to show the world the stupidity and ignorance of others. During the 1600's and 1700's, an almost hysterical fear in witchcraft swept most of Europe. Thousands were tried and executed as witches. The courts allowed gossip and rumor to be used as evidence. Many children testified against their own parents.The American colonists brought the belief in witchcraft from England. Suspected witches suffered persecution in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Virginia. The most famous witch hunt in American history occurred in Salem, Massachusetts. Many historians believe that Cotton Mather, a colonial preacher, did much to stir up public feeling against the supposed evil deed of witches.In 1692, the Massachusetts colonists executed 19 people as witches, and one person was pressed to death for refusing to plead to the witchcraft charge. In addition, about 150 others were imprisoned. It is a very painful and a shameful part of the history of the United States.


What did people think of witches in the 1600's?

People thought witches were horrible deadly people! People were hung, drowned and even burned at the stake if they were classified as a witch. Belief in ghosts, malevolent spirits, witches and other elements of the supernatural was typical in Elizabethan times (the late 16th century). Witches were considered a physical manifestation of evil and a threat to society's moral and religious fiber. This was the era of witch hunts and witch trials, a period that lasted from 1400 to 1700, culminating in the famous Salem witch trials of the late 1600s. Under the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, England passed the 1562 Elizabethan Witchcraft Act forbidding "conjurations, enchantments and witchcraft's.


What was the punishment for being a witch in the 1600's?

They were burnt at the stake.


How were witches treated in America in the 1600?

No one was living in America in 1600, but Native Americans. Our first colonies didn't start until 1603 and Plymouth wasn't until 1620. The Salem witch hunts didn't happen until much later and the people who did try and convict the "witches" killed most of them through various means.


What was the society like in Salem Massachusetts in the 1600's?

In the 1600's the England society was divided into three parts... - The upper class - The middle class - The lower class The upper class consisted of the kings, (and also the parliament) They had nice, big houses and expensive things. Lots off food and a lot of waste. The middle class was made up of the farmers, they work long hours but make good pay. The live in houses and have their own things and a fair amount of food. The lowest class consists of soldiers and sailors. They work hard but barely get paid. They live in small, dirty shelters with little space. They also do not have very much food. I'm just learning this unit so these are pretty much all my notes on society in England in the 1600's... Hope that helps!