Salem witch trials

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:author_of_notable_work gptkb:Arthur_Miller
gptkbp:commemorates gptkb:Salem_Witch_Museum
gptkb:Salem_Witch_Trials_Memorial
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:country_(at_the_time) gptkb:Colonial_America
gptkbp:culturalSignificance inspiration for films
inspiration for literature
inspiration for plays
gptkbp:endDate May 1693
gptkbp:governor_at_the_time gptkb:William_Phips
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Salem witch trials
gptkbp:legacy study of mass hysteria
symbol of injustice
gptkbp:legal_process gptkb:Court_of_Oyer_and_Terminer
gptkbp:location gptkb:Salem,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:main_accusation witchcraft
gptkbp:methodOfKilling hanging
pressing
gptkbp:notable_accuser gptkb:Abigail_Williams
gptkb:Elizabeth_Parris
gptkbp:notable_confession gptkb:Tituba
gptkbp:notable_work_inspired gptkb:The_Crucible
gptkbp:notableDefendant gptkb:George_Burroughs
gptkb:Giles_Corey
gptkb:Martha_Corey
gptkb:Rebecca_Nurse
gptkb:Sarah_Good
gptkb:Tituba
gptkbp:notableJudge gptkb:John_Hathorne
gptkb:Samuel_Sewall
gptkb:William_Stoughton
gptkbp:number_of_people_accused over 200
gptkbp:number_of_people_pressed_to_death 1
gptkbp:number_of_people_who_died_in_jail at least 5
gptkbp:numberOfExecutions 20
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Essex_County_witch_trials
gptkb:European_witch_hunts
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Andover,_Massachusetts
gptkb:Danvers,_Massachusetts
gptkb:Ipswich,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:religious_context gptkb:Puritanism
gptkbp:result legal reforms
mass hysteria
public apologies
gptkbp:startDate February 1692
gptkbp:victim gptkb:women
children
men
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Massachusetts
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3