Salem witch trails by Albany Scott https://padlet.com/ascott20191/2huheupcacc9 en-us 2017-09-11 16:29:18 UTC 2017-09-18 17:14:14 UTC hello@padlet.com What was the real cause of Salem witch trials? ascott20191 https://padlet.com/ascott20191/2huheupcacc9/wish/186457053 The infamous Salem witch trials began during the spring of 1692, after a group of young girls in Salem Village, Massachusetts, claimed to be possessed by the devil and accused several local women of witchcraft. By September 1692, the hysteria had begun to abate and public opinion turned against the trials. 



]]> 2017-09-11 16:29:47 UTC https://padlet.com/ascott20191/2huheupcacc9/wish/186457053 ascott20191 https://padlet.com/ascott20191/2huheupcacc9/wish/186457923 2017-09-11 16:31:02 UTC https://padlet.com/ascott20191/2huheupcacc9/wish/186457923 What happened in the Salem witch trials? ascott20191 https://padlet.com/ascott20191/2huheupcacc9/wish/186458403 The Salem witch trials were a series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts between February 1692 and May 1693. The trials resulted in the executions of twenty people, fourteen of them women, and all but one by hanging.

]]> 2017-09-11 16:31:50 UTC https://padlet.com/ascott20191/2huheupcacc9/wish/186458403 What was the effect of the Salem witch trials? ascott20191 https://padlet.com/ascott20191/2huheupcacc9/wish/186459351 The Aftermath. The Salem Witch Trials occurred from 1692-1693. When the Trials were officially stopped in May of 1693, many thought it was over and nothing would become of it. ... One lasting effect that was caused by the Trials, was the splitting apart of families and the difficult lives of the accused.]]> 2017-09-11 16:33:50 UTC https://padlet.com/ascott20191/2huheupcacc9/wish/186459351 Who were the main accusers in the Salem witch trials? ascott20191 https://padlet.com/ascott20191/2huheupcacc9/wish/186470419   Abigail Williams was one of the main accusers in the Salem Witch trials. The 11-year-old niece of Reverend Samuel Parris showed signs of fits and hysterics in mid-January 1692. She and her 9-year-old cousin Betty were the first two afflicted girls in Salem Village.

]]> 2017-09-11 16:57:13 UTC https://padlet.com/ascott20191/2huheupcacc9/wish/186470419 How did the witch trials come to an end in Salem? ascott20191 https://padlet.com/ascott20191/2huheupcacc9/wish/186837832  As 1692 passed into 1693, the hysteria began to lose steam. The governor of the colony, upon hearing that his own wife was accused of witchcraft ordered an end to the trials. However, 20 people and 2 dogs were executed for the crime of witchcraft in Salem. ]]> 2017-09-12 15:44:32 UTC https://padlet.com/ascott20191/2huheupcacc9/wish/186837832 ascott20191 https://padlet.com/ascott20191/2huheupcacc9/wish/186838284 2017-09-12 15:45:29 UTC https://padlet.com/ascott20191/2huheupcacc9/wish/186838284