Salem witch trials (1692–1693)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Salem_witch_trials_(1692–1693)
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:apologyBy gptkb:legislative_body
1697
gptkbp:cause mass hysteria
social tensions
religious extremism
gptkbp:country gptkb:Colonial_America
gptkbp:endDate 1693
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Salem witch trials (1692–1693)
gptkbp:judge gptkb:John_Hathorne
gptkb:Samuel_Sewall
gptkb:William_Stoughton
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:literature
subject of films
influenced American legal system
subject of plays
gptkbp:legalBody gptkb:Court_of_Oyer_and_Terminer
gptkbp:location gptkb:Salem,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:method hanging
gptkbp:notableDefendant gptkb:Abigail_Williams
gptkb:Elizabeth_Parris
gptkb:Ann_Putnam_Jr.
gptkbp:notableVictim gptkb:Giles_Corey
gptkb:Rebecca_Nurse
gptkb:Sarah_Good
gptkb:John_Proctor
gptkb:Bridget_Bishop
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:The_Crucible
gptkbp:numberOfExecutions 19
gptkbp:numberOfPeopleAccused over 200
gptkbp:numberOfPeoplePressedToDeath 1
gptkbp:pardonsIssued 1711
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Puritanism
mass hysteria
witchcraft
colonial history of Massachusetts
witch trials in early modern Europe
gptkbp:result executions
imprisonments
property confiscation
gptkbp:startDate 1692
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Salem_Village,_Massachusetts_Bay_Colony
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6