1. Salem Witchcraft ( Grade:98)
The Salem witchcraft trials were one of the last outbreaks of witchcraft hysteria, certainly the largest in the new world, occurred from 1692-1693. 141 people were arrested as suspects and 20 were hung or pressed to death. ... She claimed that she was a witchcraft victim not a witch. ... The afflicted girls accused Martha Corey of witchcraft. ... Around April, Sarah Cloyce, Rebecca Nurse's sister was accused of witchcraft. ... This lynching was the first official execution of the Salem witchcraft trials. ...
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- Grade Level: High School
