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zero. In Colonial America, witchcraft was a felony (a crime) punishable by death by hanging. However, in Europe witchcraft was considered heresy (a crime against the church itself) and punishable by burning at the stake. So the people of Salem hung Nineteen people and as many as thirteen people may have died in prison.
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Witches with stakes in heart Salem?
Stakes through the heart is how to kill VAMPIRES not witches, so no.
What year did the Salem witch burnings take place?
No witches were ever burned at Salem. In Puritan society, witchcraft was a felony and punishable by hanging. During the Salem Witch Trials, 19 people suffered that fate.
When did the Salem witches trial end?
The last of the Salem Witch trials ended in may 1693
Who kill the witches in the Salem witch trials?
Bridget Bishop
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.
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 many witches were killed by hanging as a result of the Salem witch trials?
Nineteen.
How many witches burned at stake at Salem trials?
None. In the Puritan society, withcraft was a capital crime, and tied to others, and therefore punishable by hanging, not burning.
How many witches were burned at Salem witch trial?
none....they were all hanged.
Increase Mather led the call to end what?
The Salem witch trials. Increase Mather was too smart and political knowlegdable to believe that there were witches.
How are the Salem witch trials and maccarthyism different?
The Salem Witch Trials were done for religious purposes. (witches- people who work with Satan) McCarthyism was done for political purposes. (communists)
Where are the victims of the Salem witch trials buried?
Salem, Massachusetts... and I think they were burned actually. EDIT: The Salem Witches were hanged, not burned. The graves of the victims are very scarce, seeing as the bodies were thrown off of Gallows Hill after execution.
