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The witch trials went on until the 17th century, 1000s died

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In 1486 the Hammer of Witches was published which explained the different tests to tell if someone was a witch. (One was the devils mark)

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Pope Gregory made this in 1231 which negatively affected the way everyone saw witchcraft

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Witches would float in water

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Johs could “tell the future” and was hung because of that

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People thought witches would float and innocent people would sink

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the devils mark was a sign of a witch

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Spectes are devilish things that only would be attacking or seen by the girls.

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Considered witchcraft to be a religious and state law.

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The girls that were afflicted by the paranormal presences were acting oddly during the trials, screaming, throwing objects and pointing at unseen entities.

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40,000-50,000 people were executed.

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Tituba the witch had lured the girls into signing "The book of the devil".

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Torturing the witches was legal.

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The witch hunt influenced the 2017 Boston Crusaders show, Wicked Games

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Boston Crusaders did a show about it #wickedgames

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A book was published telling people what and who witches were

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In 1702, the most popular book about witchcraft was published

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sorta in the middle of nowhere, wilderness

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First pope to declare witchcraft illegal.

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40-50 thousand people were executed

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Executions like the ones during the witch trials had been going on for 300 years.

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1681, 3 children were accused of being possessed by witches.

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The Puritans thought women were vulnerable to Satan, and believed that witches could tempt others to become a witch.

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Puritan believed everyone's fate was pre-determined by God

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the punishment of "witches" was death

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Most people who survived the trials were those who confessed to being a witch.

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In 1486 someone came out with a book on how to find witches and capture them.

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It was believed that people with a low status were easy targets to be accused of witchcraft.

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40,000-50,000 killed

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40-50,000 people were executed during the time period of the Salem witch trials

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about 500 people lived in Salem

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To test for a witches purity, they'd drown her. If she floated she a witch if she drowned and sank she was pure.

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To test for a witches purity, they'd drown her. If she floated she a witch if she drowned and sank she was pure.

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1688 four children were "possed by a witch

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They believed witches could tempt other people to be witches themselves.

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Salem was on the outskirts about 500 people total. The community was said to be uncivilized.

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people who were low and did not go to church were falsely accused

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In 1688 four boston children were cured from their WItch of a Mom

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Puritans believed a person's fate was determined before birth.

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40 to 50 thousand people were killed throughout the trials.

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Women and children were expected to remain seen not heard

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On January 16, public fasting begun to ask God for forgiveness

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it was  believed that witches float and innocent people sink

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Charlestown was were the first witch trial was held

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Charleston, 1648 the first witch trial occurred

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Spectral Evidence- When evidence is based off of a dream or vision.

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France, Germany, Italy, and England have been on witch hunts for  hundreds of years prior to Salem

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Sarah Goode was the first to go on trail and was claimed to be a witch

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The thought of witch-craft was central to the Puritan's beliefs.

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Sarah confesses and says the Devil confronted her in boston and made her do things

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Witchcraft= Treason and a capital offense

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Paranoia swept the towns about witches.

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500 people lived within Salem

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First witch trial in the US

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Typically, authorities did not stop the people who were conducting the witch hunts.

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There were 160 cases of witchcraft in 1692.

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The Witch hunt was not only in America, but also in Europe

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It was legal to prosecute and torture witches

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In 1692, the Salem Witch Trials began.

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No transcripts of the actual trials have been found.

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1486, the Hammer of Witches was published

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in 1692 the salem witch trials began

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over 500 surviving files on over 160 cases but no transcripts of the actual files were found