The Salem Witch Trials took place between 1692 and 1693 and were a series of trials, prosecutions, and as a result, executions of people (predominantly women) who were falsely accused of witchcraft. There were a number of causes for the trials, including social and political divide, as well as things such as sexism, all of which resulted in many of those blamed to be women. The Salem witch trials took place in Colonial Massachusetts, and saw 200 people accused, 30 people found “guilty”, and resulted in the executions of 19 people (as well as 2 dogs). The trials only ended when the governor’s own wife was accused of witchcraft herself. To this day, the Salem witch trials are still considered to be one of the most horrific examples of intolerance and injustice in American history and serve as an example of what mass hysteria and moral panic can lead to when gone unchecked, and plays an important part in many in the education of American history to this day.