Salem witch trials of 1692

GPTKB entity

Properties (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical event
gptkbp:aftermath reparations
public apology
increased skepticism of witch trials
gptkbp:causedBy social hysteria
gptkbp:culturalImpact film
art
music
literature
theater
gptkbp:historicalPeriod psychological analysis
political context
revisionist history
sociological analysis
feminist perspective
gptkbp:historicalSignificance witch hunts
American_legal_history
Puritan_society
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Salem witch trials of 1692
gptkbp:legacy cultural memory
educational curriculum
cautionary tale
influence on civil rights
impact on justice system
gptkbp:legalStatus trials
convictions
acquittals
gptkbp:location gptkb:Salem,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:Tituba
gptkb:Cotton_Mather
gptkb:John_Proctor
gptkb:Judge_Samuel_Sewall
gptkb:Rebecca_Nurse
gptkbp:numberOfFigures over 200
gptkbp:numberOfStudents 20
gptkbp:occursIn 1692
gptkbp:primaryMission court records
letters
diaries
testimonies
newspaper articles
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:McCarthyism
gptkb:European_witch_hunts
Inquisition
Red Scare
gptkbp:resultedIn executions