Examples of French Colonial architecture in the United States and Canada. Ursuline Convent in New Orleans, built c. 1752. It is the oldest-surviving building from the French colonial period in New Orleans.
smithsonian.com. The Salem witch trials occurred in colonial Massachusetts between 1692 and 1693. More than 200 people were accused of practicing witchcraftâthe Devil's magicâand 20 were executed. Eventually, the colony admitted the trials were a mistake and compensated the families of those convicted.ore than 200 people were accused of practicing witchcraftâthe Devil's magicâand 20 were executed. Eventually, the colony admitted the trials were a mistake and compensated the families of those convicted.
No witches were hanged in Salem, only  Puritans accused of witchcraft.    The infamous Salem Witch Trails (in colonial Massachusetts) were  held between February 1692 â¦ and May 1693, and were not one single  event.ive of the twenty-four deaths were not by hanging. Giles Corey was pressed to death and Roger Toothaker, Lydia Dustin, Sarah Osbourne and Ann Foster died from assorted causes â¦ in prison.