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![]() American Witchcraft and WitchesWitchcraft came to America with the first settlers. Due to laws brought in about those being found to be witches, practicing witchcraft, or entering into a pact with the devil, would be put to death, witchcraft never really became big in America.The first ever execution and trial was in Connecticut and was that of Alice Young who was hung. As a result, other trials came about such as those of Mary Johnson, Mary Parsons. Several others, at this time, who were all found to have been witches were put to death. |
![]() ![]() The tale began when eight girls between the ages of 11-20 began to show signs of being possessed by a demon. The girls are believed to have read and heard much about witchcraft and may inadvertently been affected by these tales. Several other girls as a result of this hysteria also started to show signs of being possessed such as Mary Warren a servant in the house of Elizabeth and John Proctor.
The courts in later years cleared all those accused of witchcraft. In 1711, the relatives of those accused were given financial ![]()
The girls involved were never punished by the courts and never showed remorse of any kind. only one of them ventured to make a somewhat meager confession.
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