About 95% of all known witchcraft accusations and over 90% of executions for witchcraft in the British North American colonies occurred in New England. The ratio of English people in England to Eng...

"Samuel Shattuck testified, that in the year 1680, this Bridget Bishop, often came to his house upon such frivolous and foolish errands, that they suspected she came indeed with a purpose of mischi...

English colonists in North America: 2,000 in 1625; 250,000 in 1700; over 1 million in 1750 Rate at which the population doubled during the 18th century: every 25 years Average town population in Ma...

Apalachee Indians, Apalachee, Apalachees A tribe based around Apalachee Bay in northwestern Florida who spoke a Muskogean language. They were successful cultivators of corn and squash who managed t...