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These events took place in Colonial America in Salem Village, Massachusetts.

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The first arrest occurred on March 1st 1692. They only lasted less than one year, ended by September 1692.

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This book is a famous play written by Arthur Miller about the story of the Salem Witch Trials that took place in then Massachusetts Bay Colony.

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The daughter and the niece of the Reverend in town fell ill. The doctor diagnosed their condition as bewitchment. Soon after, young girls started claiming to be possessed by the devil, accusing local women in their village to be doing the witchcraft. The people in the village were terrified and decided to believe the girls. There were 19 accused persons that were put on trial and hanged at Salem’s Gallows Hill. There was one man who was crushed to death. Over 200 more people were accused of witchcraft as well. Finally, the colony admitted that the trials had been a mistake and the public opinion turned against the trials. People that had been tried as guilty were annulled and families were compensated for.

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Wallenfeldt, Jeff. “Salem Witch Trials.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia.    Britannica, Inc., 7 Mar. 2017, www.britannica.com/event/Salem-witch-trials

Salem Witch Museum, www.salemwitchmuseum.com/education.

History.com Staff. “Salem Witch Trials.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 2011, www.history.com/topics/salem-witch-trials.

“A Brief History of the Salem Witch Trials.” Smithsonian.com, Smithsonian Institution, 23 Oct. 2007, www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-brief-history-of-the-Salem-witch-trials-175162489/.

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The townspeople of Salem Village, MA.