Facts
Bridget was accused by her third husband.
Ti-tuba was first to be accused.
Over 150 people (78% women) were accused of witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts,
1692.
19 people were hanged (14 women and 5 men), and one man was pressed do death
because he would not say whether he was guilty or innocent.
The Salem witchcraft crisis happened in Puritan New England. All of the people who
lived there were very religious Christians. They were called Puritans, and they lived in a
“world of wonders.” Earthquakes, comets, floods, thunderstorms, sickness: everything
could be explained by the mysterious workings of either God or the devil.
Many of the accusers were young girls, but there were some adults who accused others of
witchcraft as well.
Surprisingly, all of the women who confessed to witchcraft in Salem lived, and all of the
women who denied the witchcraft charges were hanged.
Bridget was accused by her third husband.
Ti-tuba was first to be accused.
Over 150 people (78% women) were accused of witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts,
1692.
19 people were hanged (14 women and 5 men), and one man was pressed do death
because he would not say whether he was guilty or innocent.
The Salem witchcraft crisis happened in Puritan New England. All of the people who
lived there were very religious Christians. They were called Puritans, and they lived in a
“world of wonders.” Earthquakes, comets, floods, thunderstorms, sickness: everything
could be explained by the mysterious workings of either God or the devil.
Many of the accusers were young girls, but there were some adults who accused others of
witchcraft as well.
Surprisingly, all of the women who confessed to witchcraft in Salem lived, and all of the
women who denied the witchcraft charges were hanged.