Salem witch trials (trial and execution period)

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

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:apologyBy	gptkb:legislative_body 1697
gptkbp:cause	gptkb:superstition mass hysteria fear of witchcraft social tensions religious extremism
gptkbp:commemoratedBy	gptkb:Salem,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:courtName	gptkb:Court_of_Oyer_and_Terminer
gptkbp:endDate	May 1693
gptkbp:governorDuringTrials	gptkb:William_Phips
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Salem witch trials (trial and execution period)
gptkbp:judge	gptkb:John_Hathorne gptkb:Samuel_Sewall gptkb:William_Stoughton gptkb:Robert_Pike gptkb:Thomas_Newton gptkb:John_Richards gptkb:Bartholomew_Gedney gptkb:Jonathan_Corwin gptkb:Nathaniel_Saltonstall gptkb:Peter_Sargeant gptkb:Wait_Winthrop
gptkbp:legacy	symbol of injustice influenced American legal principles inspired literature and art commemorated in Salem, Massachusetts
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Salem,_Massachusetts_Bay_Colony
gptkbp:memorial	gptkb:Salem_Witch_Trials_Memorial
gptkbp:method	hanging
gptkbp:notableVictim	gptkb:George_Burroughs gptkb:Martha_Corey gptkb:Rebecca_Nurse gptkb:Sarah_Good gptkb:Mary_Parker gptkb:John_Proctor gptkb:Alice_Parker gptkb:Ann_Pudeator gptkb:Bridget_Bishop gptkb:Elizabeth_Howe gptkb:Margaret_Scott gptkb:Martha_Carrier gptkb:Mary_Eastey gptkb:Samuel_Wardwell gptkb:Sarah_Wildes gptkb:Susannah_Martin gptkb:Wilmot_Redd gptkb:George_Jacobs_Sr. Elizabeth Proctor (convicted, not executed) Tituba (accused, not executed)
gptkbp:numberOfExecutions	19
gptkbp:numberOfPeopleAccused	over 200
gptkbp:numberOfPeoplePressedToDeath	1
gptkbp:personPressedToDeath	gptkb:Giles_Corey
gptkbp:relatedEvent	gptkb:European_witch_hunts
gptkbp:relatedWork	gptkb:The_Crucible
gptkbp:startDate	February 1692
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Salem_witch_trials_(early_period)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7