The infamous Salem witch trials began during the spring of 1692, after a group of young girls in Salem Village, Massachusetts, claimed to be possessed by the devil and accused several local women of witchcraft. ... By September 1692, the hysteria had begun to abate and public opinion turned against the trials.
Tensions had been brewing throughout Europe—especially in the troubled Balkan region of southeast Europe—for years before World War I actually broke out.
There were three main goals of the East India Company, and those were:
1. Establish trading posts in India.
2. Bring those trade goods back to Britain, to make a profit for investors.
3. Spread British influence and power.
The Peloponnesian War (431–404 BC) was an ancient Greek war fought by the Delian League led by Athens against the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta. Historians have traditionally divided the war into three phases. ... This period of the war was concluded in 421 BC, with the signing of the Peace of Nicias. Hope I helped! ☺
The kansas nebraska act of 1854 was a territorial organic act that created the territories of kansas and nebraska.
