in 1702 the general court of Massachusetts overturned the convictions for witchcraft and in 1711 they granted compensation to the relatives of the victims bringing the whole sorry episode ot an end
The wife of the governor of Massachusetts was accused, which firmly set him against the trials. He ordered the trials put on hold and wrote the English government in London, who replied with an order to pardon the accused and end the trials permanently.
The fact that Governer Phips own wife was accused,so he eliminated "spectral evidence" from the trials and without it there was no "proof" of any witchcraft.
The Salem witch trials. Increase Mather was too smart and political knowlegdable to believe that there were witches.
Such hysteria can be described as fear of the unknown or mob mentality, among other things.
The Salem witch trials is not a movie you idiot. They were a series of witchcraft trials that were caused by a witch hysteria in Essex County, Massachusetts, centering in Salem. Bridget Bishop owned an inn and was accused during the hysteria. She was the first to be tried and the first to be executed.
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The trials themselves lasted 9 months. The hysteria last 16 months.
The "hysteria" part.
The Salem witch trials. Increase Mather was too smart and political knowlegdable to believe that there were witches.
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Such hysteria can be described as fear of the unknown or mob mentality, among other things.
big mac.
It was Tituba who expanded it into an hysteria. When she was brought to examination, she not only confirmed that there were witches, but mentioned that there were a lot more than the three that Salem had already found.
In 1692, there was mass hysteria in Salem, Massachusetts and twenty innocent men and women were executed as witches. The exact cause of the mass hysteria is unknown to this day. All 20 people were pardoned After they were executed.
In 1692, there was mass hysteria in Salem, Massachusetts and twenty innocent men and women were executed as witches. The exact cause of the mass hysteria is unknown to this day. All 20 people were pardoned After they were executed.
The outcome of the Salem witch trials was the remembrance of a situation which casts Salem into infamy. A hysteria had gripped the town, and the people of Salem had senselessly killed a lot of people.
The Salem witch trials is not a movie you idiot. They were a series of witchcraft trials that were caused by a witch hysteria in Essex County, Massachusetts, centering in Salem. Bridget Bishop owned an inn and was accused during the hysteria. She was the first to be tried and the first to be executed.
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Salem witch trials