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Salem Foundation
Salem was founded in 1626 by English protestants. -
Fights
There were many fights between the groups of people -
Coldest winters
In 1692 it was one of the coldest winters -
Two cousins started behaving very strangely
Two cousins, 9 year old Betty Parris and 11 year old Abigail Williams started behaving very strangely. A physician found nothing physically wrong — but diagnosed the girls as under “an evil hand.” -
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People accused of witchcraft in the village of Salem
Those who were accused of being witches have to confess. this between the years February 1692 and May 1693 -
There were 12 girls whose bodies were strange
Accounts describe 12 so-called “afflicted” girls contorting their bodies, having fits, and complaining of prickling skin. -
Sarah Good was arrested
On February 29th, the authorities arrested Sarah Good, a poor pregnant mother of a young daughter -
More than 100 people had been imprisoned
In the spring of 1693 more than 100 people had been imprisoned, 14 women and 6 men had been executed.