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The first person executed as a witch in America was Alse Young of Windsor, CT in 1647. In the forty-seven years following, over 300 people across New England were arrested for suspicions of witchcraft. Around 55 of those were executed. The most famous witch trials were held in Salem, MA in 1692-1693. Nineteen of the hundred and forty accused were executed by hanging. Though public support declined considerably around 1693, accusations persisted until the early 18th century. All of these people were acquitted.

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Why was the Salem Witch Trials important?

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Witch trials aside from Salem occurred sporadically throughout Europe and the American colonies in the Middle Ages. They included a spattering of trials in Massachusetts and Connecticut from 1648 until 1688 with the afflictions of the Goodwin children. The Salem panic and the ensuing embarassment ended the witch hunting in America. In Europe, the Pendle trials in Lancashire, England, in 1612 and the many German trials in the time period were the most significant. Pinning down the exact end of the witch hunts in Europe is not as concrete as in America, but the Enlightenment is a factor.


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