Witch Trials of 1692

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_events
gptkbp:aftermath public apology by Massachusetts government
gptkbp:court gptkb:Court_of_Oyer_and_Terminer
over 200
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspiration for literature and media
gptkbp:historical_analysis examined in sociology and psychology
gptkbp:historical_significance example of mass paranoia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Witch Trials of 1692
gptkbp:influenced_by Puritan beliefs
gptkbp:location gptkb:Salem,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:main_cause mass hysteria
gptkbp:notable_case trial of Ann Foster
trial of Ann Putnam Jr.
trial of Anne Putnam Jr.
trial of Bridget Bishop
trial of Elizabeth Howe
trial of Elizabeth Proctor
trial of George Burroughs
trial of Giles Corey
trial of John Proctor
trial of John Willard
trial of Martha Corey
trial of Mary Easty
trial of Mary Warren
trial of Mercy Lewis
trial of Rebecca Nurse
trial of Sarah Good
trial of Sarah Osborne
trial of Susannah Martin
trial of Tituba
trial of William Hobbs
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Tituba
gptkb:Cotton_Mather
gptkb:Rebecca_Nurse
gptkbp:outcome end of trials in May 1693
gptkbp:reform increased skepticism towards witchcraft accusations
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Witchcraft_Act_of_1735
gptkbp:related_to European witch hunts
gptkbp:type_of_trial witch trial
gptkbp:was_executed_by gptkb:20
gptkbp:year 1692
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ruth_Putnam
gptkb:Judge_Samuel_Sewall
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5