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Bridget Bishop became the first person to be executed for witchcraft in the Salem witch trials in colonial Massachusetts.
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Bridget Bishop
Woman executed during Salem witch trials
Bridget Bishop was a midwife and the first person executed for witchcraft during the Salem witch trials in 1692. Nineteen were hanged, and one, Giles Corey, was pressed to death. Altogether, about 200 people were tried.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Witchcraft
Practices believed to use supernatural powers
Witchcraft is the use of magic by a person called a witch. Traditionally, "witchcraft" means the use of magic to inflict supernatural harm or misfortune on others, and this remains the most common and widespread meaning. According to Encyclopedia Britannica, "Witchcraft thus…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Salem witch trials
Legal proceedings in Massachusetts (1692–93)
The Salem witch trials were a series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts between February 1692 and May 1693. More than 200 people were accused. Thirty people were found guilty, nineteen of whom were executed by hanging. One…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Province of Massachusetts Bay
British colony in North America from 1691 to 1776
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