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1. www.gilderlehrman.org › history-resourcesCotton Mather’s account of the Salem witch trials, 1693

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   Read a primary source by Cotton Mather, a minister and author, who described the Salem witch scare as a devilish plot against the colony. Learn about the social and religious context, the accused, and the execution of the trials.

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   What did Cotton Mather say about the Salem witch trials?

   • Cotton Mather’s account of the witch trials reinforced colonial New Englanders’ view of themselves as a chosen generation of men. The Salem witch scare had complex social roots beyond the community’s religious convictions.

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   What were the Salem witch trials?

   • The infamous Salem witch trials were a series of prosecutions for witchcraft starting in 1692 in Salem Village, Massachusetts. Learn about what led to the allegations and the hundreds of people who were were accused.

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   Did Cotton Mather call for an end to the trials?

   • According to Jan Stievermann, of the Heidelberg Center for American Studies , unlike some other ministers [Cotton Mather] never called for an end to the trials, and he afterwards wrote New England's official defense of the court's proceedings, the infamous Wonders of the Invisible World (1693).

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   Did increase and Cotton Mather believe in witches?

   • Despite the fact that Increase and Cotton Mather believed in witches—as did most of the world at the time—and that the guilty should be punished, they suspected that evidence could be faulty and justice might miscarry. Witches, like other criminals, were tried and sentenced to jail or the gallows by civil magistrates.

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3. salem.lib.virginia.edu › people › c_matherSalem Witch Trials: Cotton Mather - University of Virginia

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   Learn about the life and writings of Cotton Mather, a prominent Puritan minister and author who influenced the Salem witch trials. Explore his views on witchcraft, spectral evidence, and the role of Satan in the events.

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5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Cotton_MatherCotton Mather - Wikipedia

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   Mather's subsequent involvement in the Salem witch trials of 1692–1693, which he defended in the book Wonders of the Invisible World (1693), attracted intense controversy in his own day and has negatively affected his historical reputation. As a historian of colonial New England, Mather is noted for his Magnalia Christi Americana (1702).

6. thehistoryjunkie.com › cotton-mather-and-the-salemCotton Mather and the Salem Witch Trials - The History Junkie

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   Sep 15, 2021 · Learn how Cotton Mather, a prominent minister and author, played a role in the Salem Witch Trials of 1692-3. Find out how he influenced the trials, celebrated the executions, and faced criticism from other colonists.

7. www.britannica.com › biography › Cotton-MatherCotton Mather | Biography, Beliefs, & Facts | Britannica

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   Jul 11, 2024 · He joined his father in cautioning judges against the use of “spectre evidence” (testimony of a victim of witchcraft that he had been attacked by a spectre bearing the appearance of someone he knew) in the witchcraft trials and in working for the ouster of Sir Edmund Andros as governor of Massachusetts.

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9. www.history.com › salem-witch-trialsSalem Witch Trials ‑ Events, Facts & Victims | HISTORY

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   Nov 4, 2011 · 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...

10. www.christianity.com › wiki › peopleCotton Mather: Witch Trial Advisor and Puritan Preacher

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    Aug 29, 2022 · Learn about Cotton Mather, a prominent Puritan minister who influenced American Christianity and science. He also attended the Salem witch trials and wrote about his observations and opinions on the supernatural.