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... This was the Salem Witch Trials. In the winter of 1692, a wave of witch hysteria surrounded the settlement of Salem Village in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. It was referred to as the “Salem witch trials”. The Salem Witch trials were a series of events that eventually lead to the hanging of 19 men and women, the pressing of a false accuser, and 150 accusations of witchcraft. ... In efforts to expose the witches John Indian baked a witch cake with rye meal and the afflicted girls urine. ... Goode and Osborne maintained their innocence while Tituba confessed to seeing the devil and testified to a witch conspiracy in Salem. ... Thomas Putnam the Chief filer of complaints in the Town of Salem, aided Anne Jr. ... Next to be denounced a witch was Elizabeth Proctor. ... During the trial, the afflicted girls referred to him as the black Minister and Claimed him as the leader of the Salem Coven. ... He was a wealthy land owner and he was sternly opposed to the witchcraft trials and openly spoke out against them. ...
The Salem Witch trials ended on Nov. ... Thomas Brattle wrote a letter criticizing the trials. The letter impacted Governor Phips, who dissolved the court of Oyer and Terminer, these were the courts in Salem trying the cases.
Approximate Word count = 1049
Approximate Pages = 4.2
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