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A series of Witchcraft acts are enshrined into law, the punishment (is often death or incaceration) of indivduals practicing, or claiming to practice witchcraft and/or magic.
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James I expanded punsishable offenses related to witchcraft.
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The most famous Witch Trials in English history start this day. Twelve were accused and tried.
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A handbook for the English Judges on pursuing witch trials was published.
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Temperance Lloyd was the last accused witch executed ever in England.
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The first witch trials in New England start in Salem Mass
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Bridget Bishop is the first to be tried and convicted of witchcraft.
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Minister Samuel Parris is ousted as minister and replaced by Joesph Green.
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Salem develops major fishing, ship building, and marine trade center. They trade codfish with The West Indies and Europe.
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The colony passes a legistative bill restoring the rights and good names of these accused witches and grants those effected 600 pounds as restitution to their heirs.
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Majority of African captives were brought as slaves to Louisiana.
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Slaves are still being brought in from Africa.
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The English Witchcraft Act offically ended witch hunts and trials in England.
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Salem Village was renamed Danvers
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Jamacia passes 'An act to Remedy the Evils Arising from Irregular Assemblies of Slaves', which included clauses against Obeah.
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China and India trade silk with Salem.
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Salem becomes 6th largest city and richest per capita thanks to international trades with Europe, West India, China, Africa, and Russia.
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A secret gathering (secret from whites) took place in a forest called Bos Caiman on the border of Plaine du Nord, Saint domingo's richest sugar producing reigon.
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The Haitian Revolution starts.
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Chinese trade tea with Salem
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All white people were thrown out of Haiti and many were killed including Catholic Priests.
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Haitian Revolution Ends
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Artifical flowers imported to Salem from Malaga, Spain.
