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Salem Witch Trials

history of witch-hunting

Salem, Massachusetts, site of trials

Cotton Mather’s account of the trials

hypothesis that ergot poisoning caused the Salem witch panic

influence on writer Nathaniel Hawthorne

judge who later admitted his wrong decisions

nearby town affected by witch panic

novel, Tituba of Salem Village

play, The Crucible, based on Salem witch trials

protest of an accused witch

role in Massachusetts history

Salem Witch Museum (picture)


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