The Salem Witch Trials.The Salem Witch Trials Salem witch trials (May–October 1692) American colonial persecutions for witchcraft. In the town of Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony, several young girls, stimulated by supernatural tales told by a West Indian slave, claimed to be possessed by the devil and accused Jane Yolen & Heidi Elisabet Yolen Stemple Stem´ple n. 1. (Mining) A crossbar of wood in a shaft, serving as a step. Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster U.S. publishing company. It was founded in 1924 by Richard L. Simon (1899–1960) and M. Lincoln Schuster (1897–1970), whose initial project, the original crossword-puzzle book, was a best-seller. 1230 Avenue of the Americas, NY NY 10020 0689846207 $16.95 1-800-223-2336 www.simonsayskids.com Roger Roth provides realistic drawings to accent THE SALEM WITCH TRIALS, a survey of one of history's unsolved mysteries. Why did the hysteria over witches occur when the townspeople already had their hands full with smallpox smallpox, acute, highly contagious disease causing a high fever and successive stages of severe skin eruptions. The disease dates from the time of ancient Egypt or before. , Indians, and land division issues? Study the clues to the mystery and find out possible influences. |
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