Salem%20Witch%20Trials

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Salem Witch Trials

• By Rajinder Singh
• Ian Blake
• Julio Mayorga

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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
ALSO CALLED THE DEVILS MAGIC MORE THAN 20PEOPLE
were executed IN THESE TRIALS.

• When and where ?

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Because an unfortunate combination of an ongoing
frontier war, economic conditions, congregational
strife, and personal jealousies can only be
inevitable.

• Why did they occur ?

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betty and abagail, because theyve been put to
trial for practicing witchcraft.

• Who was affected ?

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John hathorne, was a magistrate who, along with
Jonathan Corwin, presided over the pre-trial
examinations in Salem Village of Danvers,
Massachusetts prior to the actual Salem witch
trials.

• Who was prosecuted ?

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Scholars have noted potentially telling
differences between the accused and the accusers
in Salem19 were convicted witches were
executed. 2 dogs were executed as suspected.
Governor Phips blamed William Stoughto.

• Affects of Salem witch trial

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Its a museum its located in Salem
Massachusetts.It has all the documents of the
Salem witch trial.

• Peabody Essex Museum

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PICTURES !
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WORK CITED

• Linder ,Douglas O Famous American Trials
  http//law.umkc.edu/ Monday 04 2013
• Blumberg , Jess A Brief History of the Salem
  Witch Trials http//www.smithsonianmag.com
• Monday 04 2013