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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?
Had an effect on the legal sytem of America
What happened in 1692 in America?
The major issue in 1692 was the Salem Witch Trials.
Where there witch trials in bennettsville SC?
No. Bennettsville was founded in 1819, after the age of witch trials and after the separation of church and state in America making it impossible for people to be tried in a court of law for a kind of religion.
When were other witch trials?
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.
Where did many executions of the Salem witch trials occur?
In Salem, Massachusetts in America. 21 died.
What was the Salem witch trials in America about?
they where basically people accusing other people of being witches
What was the name of the witch trials of 1692?
The Salem witch trials happened in 1692.
When did Vardø witch trials happen?
Vardø witch trials happened in 1662.
When did Torsåker witch trials happen?
Torsåker witch trials happened in 1675.
When did Werewolf witch trials happen?
Werewolf witch trials happened in 1651.
When was Beyond the Witch Trials created?
Beyond the Witch Trials was created in 2004.
When did Rugård witch trials happen?
Rugård witch trials happened in 1686.
