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What was the method of execution for convicted witches in the Salem witch trials?
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∙ 11y ago
the accusers would strip the man or woman and observe their body, looking for any unusual mole or freckle. This could be enough to make you a witch. Also, they would strip the man or woman, tie them up, and throw them in a body of water. If you sank, you weren't a witch, if you floated you were a witch. Either way, you were doomed.
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Great explanation. It would be perfect if the question was about European witch hunts and witch tests.
During the Salem Witch Trials, the convicted "witches" were hanged.
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∙ 12y agoTorture was not used in the Salem Witch Trials.
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∙ 12y agoHangings. Giles Corey was pressed to death when he refused to enter a plea so that they could try him. He was pressed to force that plea out of him and died from the pressure.
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∙ 11y agoPublic hanging
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∙ 14y agohanging
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Legal lynching of twenty accused witches occurs?
First of all, a legal lynching is called hanging or an execution. And you might be referring to the Salem witch trials, during with 19 were convicted of witchcraft and hanged.
How did witches earn money during the witch trials?
They didn't. Most people who were accused of witchcrafter were wrongly accused & convicted.
What religious leaders in Salem believe was the reason for the trials?
They believed that the trials were caused by the fact that there were witches and those witches had to be condemned. They thought that the witches were a sign that Massachusetts wasn't religious enough anymore.
How many people and animals died in the Salem witch trials?
Combined, twenty-four people died via execution or died while in prison. Two dogs were killed by townsfolk that believed they were witches' familiars.
How did they kill Salem witches?
They usually hung, burnt, drowned, or cut them to death. EDIT: At Salem, they only hung the convicted witches. Burning was a Continental European punishment. Drowning was part of the water test and if you drowned you were innocent. And "cut" I can only explain as beheading. The only person accused of witchcraft to be beheaded was Anne Bolynn, and that was because she was convicted of treason.
Legal lynching of twenty accused witches occurs?
First of all, a legal lynching is called hanging or an execution. And you might be referring to the Salem witch trials, during with 19 were convicted of witchcraft and hanged.
Did elizabeth proctor die when the Salem witch trials happen?
No. She was convicted but given a stay of execution because she was pregnant. Before that ran out, the Trials ended.
How did witches earn money during the witch trials?
They didn't. Most people who were accused of witchcrafter were wrongly accused & convicted.
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.
What kind of punishment were witches given?
Witches who were convicted (either by townspeople or by a Church authority) were usually burned at the stake. Many of the "trials", however, were heavily biased against the defendants. Tests included throwing the witch into a river or pond; if she floated she was guilty.
How were witches trialed?
Witch trials were notoriously unfair.
What religious leaders in Salem believe was the reason for the trials?
They believed that the trials were caused by the fact that there were witches and those witches had to be condemned. They thought that the witches were a sign that Massachusetts wasn't religious enough anymore.
How many people and animals died in the Salem witch trials?
Combined, twenty-four people died via execution or died while in prison. Two dogs were killed by townsfolk that believed they were witches' familiars.
Who kill the witches in the Salem witch trials?
Bridget Bishop
How did they kill Salem witches?
They usually hung, burnt, drowned, or cut them to death. EDIT: At Salem, they only hung the convicted witches. Burning was a Continental European punishment. Drowning was part of the water test and if you drowned you were innocent. And "cut" I can only explain as beheading. The only person accused of witchcraft to be beheaded was Anne Bolynn, and that was because she was convicted of treason.
Who was convicted in the Nuremberg trials?
Top Nazi officials and military leaders were convicted in the Nuremberg trials, including Hermann Göring, Rudolf Hess, and Joachim von Ribbentrop. They were found guilty of crimes against humanity, war crimes, and genocide committed during World War II.
How many witch trials accured in Minnesota?
None. Minnesota wasn't settled by people who believed that witches were a threat and government was more separated so legal trials for witches wouldn't happen.
