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Salem Witch Trials

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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SALEM WITCH TRIALS

BY: ERIK YANKEE

ABOUT THE WITCH TRIALS

  • The Salem Witch Trials began during the spring of 1692.
  • A group of young girls in Salem Village, Massachusetts, claimed to be possessed by the devil .

WITCHCRAFT

  • Over 150 people were accused of withcraft
  • They burned "witches" in Europe.
  • 14 women and 4 men were hanged

WHAT IS WITCHCRAFT?

THE PRACTICE OF MAGIC; THE USE OF SPELLS AND THE INVOCATION OF SPIRITS.

DESCRIBE A WITCH

DEFINED AS A PERSON WHO SIGNED THE DEVILS' BOOK

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