<P> 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 , nineteen of which were found guilty and executed by hanging ( fourteen women and five men ) . One other man was pressed to death for refusing to plead , and at least five people died in jail . It was the deadliest witch hunt in the history of the United States . </P>
<P> 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 , nineteen of which were found guilty and executed by hanging ( fourteen women and five men ) . One other man was pressed to death for refusing to plead , and at least five people died in jail . It was the deadliest witch hunt in the history of the United States . </P>
where did the salem which trials take place
where did the salem which trials take place
colonial Massachusetts
colonial Massachusetts