jan 1, 1692 - Salem Witch Trials
Description:
From 1647 - 1692, the Massachusetts colony approximately 160 people, mostly women were accused of and tried for witchcraft. The significance of this event was that the motivation behind the trials was not really wittchaft, but the persecution of women that were considered a threat to the patriarchal puritan system.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1692
Now
~ 334 years ago