Witch Trials Research Paper

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The trails officially ended in May of 1693.Colonists started to feel remorse and regret for their actions and after the witch trials officially ended a series of bad things took place such as droughts,crop failures,smallpox outbreaks, and Native American attacks. They started to feel as if god was punishing them for their mistake that they have made. They had a full day of fasting on January 15, 1697 the fasting was called the Day of Humiliation and on that day they prayed at churches. Later on the colony passed a bill to their families who lost one of their family members due to the executions they were passed a bill of £600. In the year of 1957 the state of Massachusetts officially apologized for the witch trials. Even though the trials

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