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The first Witches
The first witches where on trial in the Americas in 1600 and the people thought that they were witches because they had more knowledge than most people -
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the most common ways to tell if a Person was a Witch 1600-1689
The most common ways to tell if a person was a witch was to hang, drown, or burn them and if they were not a witch then the person accused would die and life would go on 1600-1689 -
trading in villages in the early 1600's
People who were in poorer towns couldn’t usually buy dress clothes because they mostly traded in favors and worked to pay for their homes (Book and History) -
The wind changes
IT TOOK nine days for the Dolphin to make the forty- three mile voyage from Saybrook to Wethersfield. As though the ship were bewitched, from the moment they left Saybrook everything went wrong.
With the narrowing of the river the fresh sea
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Kit is accused with no evidence and gossip goes out
Most of the churchgoers did not come near her. A little distance away she glimpsed Goodwife Cruff, surrounded by a close huddle of whispering women, all darting venomous glances in Kit's direction. -
Kit Swims (book)
Kit befriends the “witch” of the blackbird pond and is accused of witchcraft just because she could swim -
The Black Death
The Black Death of 1665 is carried by rats and fleas to America by ships coming from Europe -
Picture for the Great Fire of London
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The Great Fire Of London
352 years ago The great fire of London starts in King Charles the 2nd’s Baker’s house in the early morning hours of September 2nd 1666. The fire lasts 5 days and is caught by a strong wind making the fire spread faster.
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Newtons laws of motion
Newton finishes his 3 laws of motion and publishes a book about them.