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Glossary Term – Event

Salem witchcraft trials

In Salem, Massachusetts, a cluster of accusations of witchcraft led to prosecution. Cotton Mather presided over the trials of those accused of being witches, and eventually eighteen men and women were found guilty and hanged.

Glossary Term – Event

Witchcraft executions in Salem

Bridget Bishop was the first person executed for witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts.