SALEM WITCH TRIALS

DEFINITION OF A WITCH

• A witch was defined as a person who signed the Devil's book,
• giving the Devil permission to use them to harm others

HYSTERIA OF THE TRIALS

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• The witch trials in Salem
• began just as witch trials
• in England were coming to an end.

THE SALEM WITCH TRIALS

• Lasted only about a year, from Early 1692 to
• May 1693

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• Tituba, Sarah Good, and Sarah
• Osborne were the first to be
• accused of witchcraft.

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• The first Salem Witch trial was
• on March 1, 1692

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• Sarah Osborn was accused
• because she did not attend
• church.

Two dogs were executed as suspected accomplices of witches

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• Belief in witches was common
• Throughout the world

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• Of the 150+ convicted,
• Only 19 "witches" were
• Executed

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