Salem Witch Trials of 1692

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_events
gptkbp:aftermath public apology
increased skepticism of witch trials
end of witch hunts in Massachusetts
reparations to victims
gptkbp:cause social hysteria
gptkbp:clinical_trial witch trial
gptkbp:consequences changes in legal practices
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspiration for literature
inspiration for films
inspiration for plays
gptkbp:historical_analysis examined in sociology
examined in history
examined in psychology
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:conflict
gptkb:colonialism
gptkb:17th_century_New_England
gptkb:social_hierarchy
political instability
land disputes
family feuds
economic hardship
fear of the unknown
disease outbreaks
Puritan society
community paranoia
role of women in society
rise of rationalism
impact of the Enlightenment
legal system of the time
Indian wars
decline of superstition
gptkbp:historical_significance example of mass hysteria
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Salem Witch Trials of 1692
gptkbp:legal_outcome guilty verdicts
gptkbp:location gptkb:Salem,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Tituba
gptkb:John_Proctor
gptkb:Rebecca_Nurse
gptkbp:number_of_people_accused over 200
gptkbp:number_of_people_executed gptkb:20
gptkbp:outcome executions
gptkbp:primary_source gptkb:letters
court documents
witness testimonies
newspaper articles
gptkbp:related_concept gptkb:superstition
witchcraft
religious extremism
gender roles
community dynamics
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:The_Crucible
gptkb:Puritanism
gptkbp:year 1692
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:town_of_Salem
gptkb:Salem_Town
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6