Question

These were a series of court proceedings held in Massachusetts in 1692 in which 20 people were executed for allegedly practicing witchcraft.

Answer 1

This series was called the Salem Witch Trials.

Answer 2

Answer:

The Salem Witch Trials were a series of court proceedings held in Massachusetts in 1692 in which 20 people were executed for allegedly practicing witchcraft.

Explanation:

The Witch Trials in Salem were a series of hearings and lawsuits in Essex, Suffolk and Middlesex in the colony of Massachusetts, America, between February 1692 and May 1693. More than 150 people were arrested and jailed, but several were suspected but not formally charged by authorities. The two courts sentenced 29 people to death for witchcraft. Nineteen of the accused, fourteen women and five men were hanged. One of the men who refused to confess was tortured to death. At least five people died in prison.

Although it became known as the "Salem Witch Trials", the hearings in 1692 were conducted in many cities in the province: Salem, Ipswich and Andover in Massachusetts. The best-known trial was conducted in the Court of Oyer and Terminer in 1692 in Salem. All 26 who were indicted were convicted.