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Witchcraft.
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Massachusetts was not a colony in 1692. The British had not come over until the 1700s.
People were being executed for reasons other than actually being guilty.
In 1692, there was mass hysteria in Salem, Massachusetts and twenty innocent men and women were executed as witches. The exact cause of the mass hysteria is unknown to this day. All 20 people were pardoned After they were executed.
In 1692, there was mass hysteria in Salem, Massachusetts and twenty innocent men and women were executed as witches. The exact cause of the mass hysteria is unknown to this day. All 20 people were pardoned After they were executed.
She was woman in good standing in the community who was accused, tried and executed on *16 July 1692.*It was the 19th of July, 1692.
The Salem witch trials happened during the year 1692, the first to be executed was Bridget Bishop. In total 19 people were killed after being found guilty of witch craft, this is not counting the many people that they suspected died in jail.
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It really isn't. Nineteen innocent people were executed as witches in 1692 and the world avoided the subject until the late 1800s when someone actually wrote about it. The town remained uneasy about it until people became fascinated by magic and they could use their embarrassing history to attract tourists.
They were accused of espionage.