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New English Law
New English Law says that it is illegal to practice witchcraft. -
Young Girls are "Bewitched"
Betty Parris, Ann Putnam, and Abigail Williams were displaying very odd behavior, like screaming and rolling on the floor. Doctors thought that the cause for this odd behavior was witch craft. -
Women Are Accused of Witch Craft
The young girls said that Tituba, Sarah Good, and Sarah Osburne, the outcases of the town, were accused of witch craft. Sarah Good and Sarah Osburne claimed their innocence. TItuba confessed she was a witch and stated that there were more witched in Salem. -
Townspeople Think Evil Spirits are visiting them.
Throughout March, April, and May townspeopled claimed that evil spirits were visiting them. -
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First Accusations
Salem Villsgers are accused of witch craft.
The first "witches", Sarah Good, Sarah Osbourne, and Tituba were accused first. -
Salem Witch Trials Begin
The Salem WItch Trials begin because of the young girls accusations. -
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Timespan for Witch Trials
Witch Trials begininning and end -
Hangings
Hanged on Gallows Hill
Bridget Bishop -
Hangings
Hanged at Gallows Hill
Sarah Good
Elizabeth Howe
Susanna Martin
Rebecca Nurse
Sarah Wild -
Hangings
Hanged at Gallows Hill
George Burroughs
Martha Carrier
George Jacobs
John Proctor
John Willard -
Pressed to Death
Giles Corey was accused of being a wizard and was pressed to death under rocks. -
Hangings
Martha Corey
Mary Easty
Alice Parker
Mary Parker
Ann Pudeater
Margaret Scott
Wilmot Reed
Samuel Wardwell -
Accusations Continue
Accusations continued because Abigail, Anne, and Betty kept calling out names. -
300th Anniversary of the Trials
On the 300th anniversary of the trials, a witchcraft memorial designed by James Cutler is dedicated in Salem.
