Colonial America refers to the period of European settlement and establishment of colonies in North America, roughly from the early 1600s through the American Revolution, characterized by indigenous displacement, religious governance, and the emergence of distinct regional societies.
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In the Psycheverse
Psyche examines colonial America primarily through the lens of witch trials, particularly the Connecticut witch trials (1647–1697), which she positions as a crucial but overlooked precursor to Salem. These trials serve as a gateway into understanding how fear, spiritual anxiety, and social control operated in early American consciousness and spiritual culture.
The Hartford witch panic refers to a localized outbreak of witchcraft accusations and trials that occurred in Hartford, Connecticut in 1662, part of the broader Connecticut witch trials (1647–1697) that predated the more famous Salem trials. Multiple people were accused, tried, and executed during this period of heightened fear and supernatural suspicion in the colonial settlement.