History behind "Young Goodman Brown" By clara118 Jan 1, 1630 Puritans come to America Period: Sep 1, 1630 to Sep 1, 1750 Puritans largely dominate Massachusetts Bay Colony Aug 2, 1631 Roger Williams shunned from Salem Mar 22, 1638 Anne Huchinson banished from colony Period: Feb 1, 1692 to May 29, 1692 Salem Witch Trials Series of hearings and prosecutions that sentenced twenty people to death on the charge of practicing witchcraft. May 10, 1717 Death of John Hathorne Great-Grandfather of Nathaniel Hawthorne; a leading judge during the witch trials Period: Jan 1, 1800 to Jan 1, 1850 Romantic Era of Literature Jul 4, 1804 Birth of Nathaniel Hawthorne Jan 1, 1835 Publication of "Young Goodman Brown"
