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Salem witch trials (1692)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Salem_witch_trials_(1692)
GPTKB entity
Statements (52)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:apologyBy
gptkb:legislative_body
1697
gptkbp:cause
mass hysteria
fear of witchcraft
social tensions
religious extremism
gptkbp:commemoratedBy
gptkb:Salem_Witch_Trials_Memorial
gptkbp:endDate
May 1693
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Salem witch trials (1692)
gptkbp:influencedBy
gptkb:The_Crucible
gptkb:The_Witch_of_Blackbird_Pond
numerous books and films
gptkbp:legacy
symbol of injustice
cautionary tale about mass hysteria
gptkbp:legalBasis
English law
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Salem,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:method
hanging
gptkbp:notableClergyman
gptkb:Cotton_Mather
gptkb:Increase_Mather
gptkb:Samuel_Parris
gptkbp:notableDefendant
gptkb:Abigail_Williams
gptkb:Ann_Putnam_Jr.
gptkb:Betty_Parris
gptkb:Mary_Walcott
gptkb:Mercy_Lewis
gptkbp:notableJudge
gptkb:John_Hathorne
gptkb:Samuel_Sewall
gptkb:William_Stoughton
gptkb:Jonathan_Corwin
gptkbp:notableVictim
gptkb:George_Burroughs
gptkb:Giles_Corey
gptkb:Martha_Corey
gptkb:Rebecca_Nurse
gptkb:Sarah_Good
gptkb:John_Proctor
gptkb:Ann_Pudeator
gptkb:Bridget_Bishop
gptkb:Elizabeth_Howe
gptkb:Mary_Eastey
gptkb:Sarah_Wildes
gptkb:Susannah_Martin
gptkbp:numberOfExecutions
19
gptkbp:numberOfPeopleAccused
over 200
gptkbp:numberOfPeoplePressedToDeath
1
gptkbp:pardonedBy
gptkb:Elizabeth_Johnson_Jr.
others posthumously
gptkbp:pardonsIssued
2001
gptkbp:relatedEvent
gptkb:European_witch_hunts
gptkbp:startDate
February 1692
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Salem,_Province_of_Massachusetts_Bay
gptkbp:bfsLayer
6