SALEM WITCH TRIALS

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• In January 1692, 9-year-old Elizabeth (Betty) Parris and
• 11-year-old Abigail Williams began having fits
• Including violence contortions and
• Uncontrollable outburst of screaming

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• The Salem Witchcraft Trials were a series of cases brought
• before local magistrates and the county court of trials in 1692.
• They lasted three months
• It was caused ny mass hysteria
• They were sent to jail even if accused

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• 100-200 arrests
• The Execution of 19 convicted witches
• One man pressed to death
• One man stoned to death
• Two dogs were executed as suspected accomplices of witches (familiars

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• Most punishments ended
• With executions or
• Torture

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