Salem witch trials (1692)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Salem_witch_trials_(1692)
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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