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No one knows the exact day Bridget Bishop was born, but it is thought that she was born sometime between 1632-1637
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Massachusets sumptuary law forebodies the purchase of wool, linen, or silk clothes with silver, gold, or lace on them.
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After Roger Wiliams was expelled from Massachusetts Bay Colony, he found Rhode Island which became an English Colony to have religious tolerance.
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Anne Hutchinson for preaching faith alone was sufficient for Salvation.
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Massachusetts forbids the celebration of Christmas.
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Govenor John Endicott orders an end to persecution of Quakers in Massachusetts where three Quakers have been executed.
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Synod of Massachusetts Churches adopt the Halfway Covenant, which permits baptism of children whose parents had not become full church members.
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The King Phillip's War begins; relative to siz populstion conflict between the New England colonists, Monegans, Naragansetts, Nipmucks, Ponducks, & Wampanoags were deadliest in American History.
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Bridget Bishop was carged with witchcraft, but was found innocent.
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Charles II revokes Massachusetts charter on the groundsnthat had imposed religious qualifications for voting, discriminated against the Church of England & set up an illegal mint.
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James II consolidates the New England colonies into the Domimion of New England & names the Sir Edmund Andros govenor, who dissolved the New England colonies assembled.
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The Salem Witch Trials begin; the young girls claimd to be bewitched. In the trials one man had already been crushed to death and two died in prison.
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The police issued a warrant for witchcraft arrest against Bridget Bishop
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Bridget Bishop's trial started today at the Salem Witch Trials. She was the first person to ever be tried in the Salem Witch Trials.
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Bridget Bishop was hung today, and was the first person ever to be hung in the Salem Witch Trials.
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Bridget Bishop's husband Edward Bishop married Elizabeth Cash a year after Bridget's death.
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Witness' that accused Bridget Bishop of witchcraft admited on their deathbed that they lied.
