The American Revolution Reading: For primary sources, Chapter 5 from Brown, Victoria, B. and Timothy J. Shannon. Going to the Source, Volume I: To 1877. Available from: VitalSource Bookshelf, (5th Edition). Macmillan Higher Education, 2019, linked earlier in the module. For background, American Yawp, Chapter 5, Sections III-IV – this covers a lot of ground, […]
Why were “witches” persecuted, and what was the impact of this persecution on Europeans and their colonies?
Persecution of Witches The persecution of women as witches was one of the darkest moments in post-medieval Europe. Why were “witches” persecuted, and what was the impact of this persecution on Europeans and their colonies?