The Puritans had no idea what number to believe there was. It just kept going up and up. It started at three. Then it went to 9. Then in the forties. Then into the hundreds.
We now know that there were no witches in Salem.
The Salem witchcraft trials were held in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. 140 were accused, 20 were killed.
I'm going to assume you mean Salem, Massachusetts 1692.
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The Salem witch trials occurred in colonial Massachusetts between 1692 and 1693. More than 200 people were accused of practicing witchcraft- the Devil's magic- and 20 were executed.
The first person accused of witchcraft and hanged during the Salem witch trials was Bridget Bishop. She was executed on June 10, 1692, after being found guilty of witchcraft. Bishop was a widow with a reputation that made her a target for accusations during the hysteria surrounding the trials. Her case marked the beginning of a tragic series of events that led to the execution of many others in Salem.
The Salem witchcraft trials were held in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. 140 were accused, 20 were killed.
Sarah good, Sarah osburne and tituba were accused or witchcraft in Salem.
Between June and September, in 1692, in Salem Mass, 19 people were hung on the charge of Witchcraft. They were accused of Witchcraft. They were not the ones that did the accusing. Giles Corey was pressed death by stones for not pleading guilty to the charge of Witchcraft. Other people died while imprisoned.
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i think you mean 1692, the three women, Sarah good, Sarah osburne and tituba were accused of witchcraft in Salem.
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I'm going to assume you mean Salem, Massachusetts 1692.
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The Salem witch trials were a series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts, between February 1692 and May 1693. Despite being generally known as the Salem witch trials, the preliminary hearings in 1692 were conducted in a variety of towns across the province: Salem Village (now Danvers), Ipswich, Andover and Salem Town.
The main evidence presented against the accused witches in Salem village was the raving testimony of young girls. The Salem witch trials were a series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts between February 1692, and May 1693. Twenty people, mostly women, were executed.