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1542
British Parliament
Makes witchcraft a crime -
Period: 1542 to
Salem
Witch Trials -
1562
1562 Witchcraft Act
Repealed 1542 Act and replaced by the 1562 Act. -
King James I
James I added another law to the 1562 Act in 1604. The 1562 and 1604 Acts moved witch trials from the Church to regular courts. -
Tituba the Slave
Bought by Samuel Parris and taken to Boston to be a slave for his family. -
Massachusetts Charter
Revoked due to illegal mints, discrimination of Quakers and Anglicans, and the establishment of religious laws. -
King James II
Took over New England, and renamed it "Dominion of New England" -
Samuel Parris
Brought family and Tituba to Salem. -
King William III and Queen Mary II
Changed the Dominion of New England into the Province of Massachusetts Bay by placing a charter. -
Elizabeth "Betty" Parris and Abigail Williams
The daughter and niece of Samuel Parris started to act strangely and were diagnosed as "bewitched." -
Three Women Accused
Tituba, Sarah Good, and Sarah Osborne were women that were accused of witchcraft in Salem. -
Tituba's Court Examination
“The devil came to me and bid me to serve him” - Tituba
“No there is four women and one man they hurt the children and then lay upon me and they tell me if I will not hurt the children they will hurt me” - Tituba -
Governor William Phips
Released the Accused witches from jail, "I saw many innocent persons might otherwise perish." -William Phips
