What Happened At The Salem Witch Trials?
The Salem witch trials that occurred in 1692-1693, in Suffolk, Essex, and Middlesex counties in the Massachusetts Colony were brought on by group hysteria, jealousy, and property disputes. More than a dozen of the convicted were hanged based on unreliable evidence from female children who were likely bored and jealous of those they accused. Many of the other convicted witches were pardoned by Governor William Phips.
