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What was it like back in the Salem witch trials?
no
What state did the Salem witchcraft trials happen?
The Salem Witch Trials were held in Salem, Massachusetts.
How scientific were the tests they used back in the Salem witch trials to tell if someone was a witch?
The tests were in no way scientific
How did the Salem witch trials affect the members of Salem?
because if they didn't bury her right she would return and dig her back up to parish the ones who killed her and put spells on them that's why they have to Bury a witch on her stomach.
How much would a reward have been for someone wanted back during the Salem witch trials?
There would not have been a reward in Puritan-controlled Massachusetts.
Who was the oldest to be accused of being a witch in the Salem witch trials?
Giles Corey, who was around eighty when he was subjected to pressing under stones for refusing to enter a plea, which back in the day was a form of contempt of court.
What happended after the Salem witch trials?
Life went back to normal... almost. The accused remaining in jail were pardoned and freed only to have to begin the long process of getting back the property that had been confiscated.
Why were so many people executed even if they weren't witches?
People back during the Salem Witch Trials became so paranoid that they thought anyone acting strangely were witches.
Were there obituaries during the Salem witch trials?
no they didn't deserve it for being a piece of crap witch Edit: What's above is just rude and none of them were actually witches. They didn't get obituaries, however, because they weren't printed in newspapers back then.
What was life after the Salem witch trials?
Life in Salem went back to as close to normal as it could. The accused who were pardoned by the government after the evidence that had justified their arrest and their families had to petition the government to return their conficated property. Relatives of the executed had to sue to get their inheritance. The trials had forced many away from their fields, so there was a food shortage for a few years.
What was life in Salem after the witch trials?
Life in Salem went back to as close to normal as it could. The accused who were pardoned by the government after the evidence that had justified their arrest and their families had to petition the government to return their conficated property. Relatives of the executed had to sue to get their inheritance. The trials had forced many away from their fields, so there was a food shortage for a few years.
Who was the group leader of the puritans during Salem witch trials?
The most prominent Puritan minister in Massachusetts at the time would either be Increase or Cotton Mather. Increase, Cotton's father, was in England trying to get the colony's charter back during most of the trials, making Cotton the most prominent that was physically there. Samuel Parris and Nicholas Noyes were the ministers in Salem Village and Salem Town respectivly, so both would have an impact on a witch crisis in Salem.
