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
They would have a trial. If they confessed, they would be set free. If they didn't confess, they would be put in jail and eventually be hanged.
If they were convicted, their property was confiscated.
The Court of Oyer and Terminer was the legal body formed by the governor to perform the Trials of the accused witches.
The Trials were conducted in the towns of Salem Village, Salem Town, Andover, and Ipswich. The accused were said to be Witches from the counties of Essex, Suffolk, and Middlesex, in Massachusetts, New England.
superstitious and intolerant
2, under suspicion of being familiars because they were owned by accused witches.
There were no actual, practicing witches invovled, accused or otherwise existing in Salem during the witch trials.
John Proctor was accused and hanged during the Salem Witch Trials.
If they were convicted, their property was confiscated.
As far as scientist know, 0. The Salem Witch Trials, however, was a time when people were accused of being witches and were killed.
The Court of Oyer and Terminer was the legal body formed by the governor to perform the Trials of the accused witches.
The Trials were conducted in the towns of Salem Village, Salem Town, Andover, and Ipswich. The accused were said to be Witches from the counties of Essex, Suffolk, and Middlesex, in Massachusetts, New England.
in "the Salem witch trials" over 100 people were accused of being a witch.
superstitious and intolerant
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.
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.
2, under suspicion of being familiars because they were owned by accused witches.
Reverend Hale was the Puritan pastor during the Salem Witch Trials. He told the witches to confess falsely in order to save their lives.