The Salem Witch Trials

GPTKB entity

Properties (63)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical event
gptkbp:aftermath memorials
educational programs
historical memory
historical revisionism
public apology
reparations to victims' families
end of trials
exonerations
influence on future legal practices
gptkbp:celebrates memorials
educational programs
historical sites
public discussions
artistic representations
gptkbp:culturalImpact inspiration for literature
inspiration for films
inspiration for plays
gptkbp:historical_analysis gender roles
social dynamics of the time
role of religion
interpretations of events
causes of hysteria
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:colonial_America
religious extremism
17th century New England
social_hierarchy
Puritan_society
gptkbp:historicalSignificance example of mass hysteria
impact on religious tolerance
example of scapegoating
impact_on_American_legal_system
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Salem Witch Trials
gptkbp:involved witchcraft accusations
gptkbp:legalStatus trials
convictions
gptkbp:location gptkb:Salem,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:Tituba
gptkb:Cotton_Mather
gptkb:John_Proctor
gptkb:Judge_Samuel_Sewall
gptkb:Rebecca_Nurse
gptkbp:occursIn 1692
gptkbp:primaryMission court records
letters
economic factors
diaries
religious fervor
testimonies
social tensions
political strife
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:McCarthyism
gptkb:European_witch_trials
gptkb:European_witch_hunts
Red Scare
Witch Hunts
Crucible_play_by_Arthur_Miller
gptkbp:resultedIn executions
imprisonments
gptkbp:services 20
2 dogs
14 women
5 men