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instanceOf
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historical event
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mass hysteria event
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witch trial
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accusationType
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covenant with the Devil
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witchcraft
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aftermath
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Massachusetts granted compensation to some victims and heirs
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Massachusetts later declared the trials unlawful
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public apologies were issued by some participants and the colony
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broaderContext
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Early modern witch hunts
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Puritan New England society
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causeOfDeathOfGilesCorey
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pressing
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country
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Colonial America
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courtInvolved
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Court of Oyer and Terminer
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Superior Court of Judicature
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culturalDepiction
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The Crucible
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numerous books, plays, and films
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endTime
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1693
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evidenceTypeUsed
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confessions
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spectral evidence
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testimony of afflicted girls
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touch test
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fieldOfStudy
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American history
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gender studies
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legal history
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religious history
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firstAccused
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Sarah Good
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Sarah Osborne
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Tituba
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governingAuthority
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Province of Massachusetts Bay
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governorAction
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Governor William Phips dissolved the Court of Oyer and Terminer in 1692
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Governor William Phips eventually pardoned many accused
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Governor William Phips later prohibited further arrests for witchcraft
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hasPart
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Court of Oyer and Terminer trials
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Salem Village examinations
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Superior Court of Judicature trials
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hasTheme
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breakdown of due process
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fear of the Devil
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religious extremism
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scapegoating
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keyFigure
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Ann Putnam Jr.
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Cotton Mather
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Giles Corey
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Governor William Phips
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Increase Mather
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Rebecca Nurse
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Samuel Parris
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Thomas Putnam
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Tituba
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languageOfRecords
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English
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legalBasis
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English colonial law
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location
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Massachusetts Bay Colony
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Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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longTermImpact
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became a symbol of injustice and mass hysteria
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increased skepticism about spectral evidence
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influenced American views on due process
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mainLocationWithinSalem
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Salem Village (now Danvers, Massachusetts)
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mainMethodOfExecution
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hanging
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memorial
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Rebecca Nurse Homestead memorial in Danvers, Massachusetts
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Salem Witch Trials Memorial in Salem, Massachusetts
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notableVictim
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Elizabeth Howe
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George Burroughs
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George Jacobs Sr.
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Giles Corey
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John Proctor
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Martha Corey
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Mary Easty
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Rebecca Nurse
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Sarah Good
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Susannah Martin
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numberOfPeopleAccused
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more than 150
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over 200
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numberOfPeopleExecuted
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20
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numberOfPeopleExecutedByHanging
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19
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numberOfPeoplePressedToDeath
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1
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precededBy
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European witch hunts of the 16th and 17th centuries
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primaryReligionOfAccusers
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Puritan
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primaryReligionOfAuthorities
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Puritan
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religiousContext
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Puritanism
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secondaryLocationWithinSalem
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Salem Town
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startTime
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1692
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timePeriod
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late 17th century
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triggerEvent
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strange fits and convulsions of young girls in Salem Village
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