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How did people aviod execution in the Salem witch trials?
They gave a false confession. The court promised anyone who confessed a stay of execution in return for testimony against other accused witches.
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.
How did the Salem witchhunters detect witches?
They held courts where neighbours confessed and accused their neighbours and family members of taking part in witchcraft.
How many witches are in the world?
As far as scientist know, 0. The Salem Witch Trials, however, was a time when people were accused of being witches and were killed.
What was the oyer and terminer in the Salem witch trials case?
The Court of Oyer and Terminer was the legal body formed by the governor to perform the Trials of the accused witches.
Did Tituba from Salem witch trials hang?
No. She confessed and was therefore kept in jail, but allowed to live if she offered testimony against the other accused.
How many people from Ipswich were condemned as witches?
in "the Salem witch trials" over 100 people were accused of being a witch.
What did the famous trials in Salem Massachusetts suggest that some people in that colony were?
superstitious and intolerant
Why were witches accused of being witches?
Only regular people were executed during the Salem Witch Trials. No Pagans. No witches. They were tried because the townspeople wanted their property, land, and possessions.
Were there any accused Witches in the Salem Witch Trials that didn't go to jail or get hung?
Yes. People accused later in the trials were not jailed when accused because people didn't believe the accusations as quickly. Some, like John Alden, left Salem before they could be sent to prison.
How many dogs were executed in the Salem witch trials?
2, under suspicion of being familiars because they were owned by accused witches.
What happened to accused witches in the Salem witch trials?
There were over 150 people charged in the Salem Witch Trials, but only twenty-eight were convicted. And of those twenty-eight only twenty died. So what happened to those twenty-eight?-Five of the women confessed and were sparred..why?! (i mean they confessed to be with the devil why not kill them? why were they set free?!)-Two of the women escaped-One woman was pregnant and was pardoned for the babe-One..the only man accused in the Salem Witch Trials..was 'pressed' (he was basically squished beneath a bunch of stones until he died)-All the rest of them were hung
