In my last post (read it with this link) I described the events of what happened in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692. Today, I’ll move on to what caused the Salem Witch Trials. Trials such as those in Salem are not common in American history. Perhaps the closest example from later American history would be in […]
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Anne Hutchinson Arrives in Colonial Massachusetts
Today’s historical anniversary commemorates the arrival of Anne Hutchinson in colonial Massachusetts in 1634. Within a short time, she became one of the most controversial figures in early American history. Just four years later, the colonial authorities banished Anne to Rhode Island. There, she joined the community of fellow religious dissenter Roger Williams. The story […]