When and were did the Salem witch trials start?

Answer 1

it started in 1692

some teenage girls ate rye bread that has a poison in it called ergot. the girls were "bewitched" which has symptoms of convulstions, tingly fingers, and halusinations (sp?). ergot poisoning causes halusinations, convulsions and it constricts arteries and you loose blood flow to the extremities (fingers and toes). and, the power of suggestion caused all of Salem to freakk out.

Answer 2

The Salem witch trials took place from June to October of 1692.


in the 17th century

Answer 3

the Salem Witch Trials started on Feb. 20. 1692

Answer 4

The hysteria began in the winter of 1692. The trials themselves began a few months later in June.

Answer 5

The Salem witch panic that lead to trials began in the winter of 1692 in Salem Village, a community within Salem, Massachusetts. The trials themselves began on June 2, 1692 in Salem.