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Salem Witch Trials - Coggle Diagram
Salem Witch Trials
When and where?
Happened between 1692-1693
On Salem Massachusetts
Context
war between England and France
Lots of refugees
What happened?
Hanging was usualy the punishment
Almost 200 people were convicted for witchcraft
Real cases
First three persons acused
Tituba
Sarah Good
Sarah Osborne
Comparison to other witchhunts
The most popular one: The Spanish Inquisition
Though still ruthless, they required hard evidence to execute someone
Similar to the one in Salem, the English Inquisition also targeted non-christians
Consecuences
Around 20 people were executed
Nowadays all victims have been exhonerated
Ending
The trials stopped on 1693
Governor William Phips pardoned all those imprisoned on witchcraft
