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derr.. people were just paranoid because they couldn't explain certain things, and that's how they "explained" it

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Did they ever prove anyone was a real witch during the witch craft time?

no The Witch Trials of Salem was all a lie, though they did convict many of being witches, with no proof other than the testimonies of the colonists.


When did the Salem witches trial end?

The last of the Salem Witch trials ended in may 1693


How did they dunk witches in the trial?

During the Salem witch trials, they didn't dunk the witches. That was a European thing. The Europeans believed that if you tied a supposed witch up and attached stones before putting them in the water. If they floated, the devil was holding them up and therefore they were a witch. If they sank, they were innocent and probably dead.


Who kill the witches in the Salem witch trials?

Bridget Bishop


What year where the Salem witch craft trails in?

1692


Where did the book time of the witches take place?

Anna Myers' Time of the Witches took place in Salem, Massachusetts during the Salem Witch Trials.


What is a Salem witch?

A famous witch trial in which 19 people were hanged, but they were all innocent


What is an 1600 witch?

A dead witch. In 1692, there were the Salem Witch Trials, and I must say that an awful lot of women were burned, both innocent and guilty, because they were accused of witchcraft simply because they could heal people that (male) doctors couldn't. People have always been afraid of things they know nothing of, and that's why witches in the 1600s were feared above most else. EDIT: First, in Protestant England and America, witches were hanged. Second, only 14 women died in the Salem Trials. Third, Every victim of the Salem panic was innocent.


How were witches regarded during the time of the Salem witch hunts?

Witches were regarded as supernatural agents of evil.


How was witchcraft practiced during the Salem witch trials?

There were no actual, practicing witches invovled, accused or otherwise existing in Salem during the witch trials.


What type of torture used for those accused of witch craft in the Salem witch trials?

Torture was no utilized for getting confessions during the Salem Witch Trials.


How many witches were accused in Salem Witch Trial?

Between 150 and 200.