Salem Witch Trials

  • Common Witchcraft

    Common Witchcraft
    Witchcraft persecutions became very common from 1560-1670.
  • The first victims are accused of witchcraft

    The first victims are accused of witchcraft
    Tituba, Sarah Good and Sarah Osbourne are accused of tormenting a group of girls with witchcraft.
  • The Preliminary Hearings

    The Preliminary Hearings
    The preliminary hearings are conducted into a variety of towns acroos the province.
  • Aresst Warrents

    Aresst Warrents
    Their are arrest warrents for Tituba, Sarah Good and Sarah Osborne.
  • Sarah Cloyce accused of witchcraft

    Sarah Cloyce accused of witchcraft
    Sarah Cloyce is accused of witchcraft even after she defends her sister Rebbeca Nurse.
  • Salem Burroughs accused of witchcraft

    Salem Burroughs accused of witchcraft
    Salem Burroughs is accused of witch craft by a lot of girls.
  • George Burroughs

    George Burroughs
    George Burroughs is arrested in maine and then goes back to salem and haves to go into jail.
  • The Court of Oyer and Terminer

    The Court of Oyer and Terminer
    In the court of Oyer and Terminer they all sat too hear the cases of witchcraft.
  • Convicted of Witchcraft

    Convicted of Witchcraft
    June through September of 1692, 19 men and woman were carried to Gallows Hill. Another man was squished by many rocks.
    They all were accused of witchcraft.
  • Execution

    Execution
    Judge Stoughton orders execution to all the accused witches that were exempted because of their pregnancy. Phips denied it therefore making judge stoughton leave the bench.
  • The end of Court

    The end of Court
    When William Phips put an end to court, there were still about 50 people in prison in misery. He then bailed out a few of them trying to have them survive.