ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -The Salem witch trials occurred in colonial Massachusetts between early 1692 and mid-1693. More than 200 people were accused of practicing witchcraft-the devil’s magic-and 20 were executed.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Salem witch trials are a defining example of intolerance and injustice in American history. The extraordinary series of events in 1692 led to the deaths of 25 innocent men, women and children. The crisis in Salem, Massachusetts took place partly because the community lived under an ominous cloud of suspicion.

Detailed explanation-3: -On March 1, 1692, Salem, Massachusetts authorities interrogated Sarah Good, Sarah Osborne, and an Indian slave, Tituba, to determine if they indeed practiced witchcraft. So began the infamous Salem Witch Trials of 1692 .

Detailed explanation-4: -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. More than 200 people were accused. Thirty people were found guilty, 19 of whom were executed by hanging (14 women and five men).

Detailed explanation-5: -Peak of the trials: 1560–1630 The period of the European witch trials, with the most active phase and which saw the largest number of fatalities seems to have occurred between 1560 and 1630. The period between 1560 and 1670 saw more than 40, 000 deaths.