Oftentimes, people in the Burning Times would accuse people who they had had a disagreement with or people who were excluded from the community as witches. An old woman who had a disability and lived on the outside of town would be a prime target, especially if someone had a grudge against her and she had no relations in town.
The spread of disease.
When the girls started behaving strangely and the doctor couldn't heal them.
Suspicion? Witchcraft is real, there is many witches today, but they are not like you think. Search "Wiccan" into Google and research a little. It is a very interesting religion. But remember a Wiccan is not necessarily a witch and a witch is not necessarily a Wiccan. Blessed Be. (source: i am a wiccan witch ;) )
Societal changes.The Salem Witchcraft Trials.
The plague.
Witchcraft started thousands of years ago, & was always feared by various people, for the possibility of evil magic being used to curse enemies or kill, etc.
The spread of the plague & other kinds of disease.
Solenoid the starter is stuck would be my suspicion.
Yes they did, this all started from a book and then year by year everone started to believe that. But you might not see them in these days. They might not appear for ever!
i think it started with the Boston witch trials when people thought people were practicing evil rituals and witchcraft so they burned them at the stake or killed them. but they rlly werent witches-i think lol[ ==
suspect is the answer of suspicion (:
The witchcraft were suspected because people at the time were so dumb that they started to wonder where the sun went at night, but at morning it was back there again. This made them think that maybe there is something that is controlling the world behind us, with incredible powers beneath it. Catholic church started to suspect witchcraft mostly women, they hated witch that they ended up persecuting them ( first country to persecute - Scotland )
no suspicion, mere suspicion (hunch), reasonable suspicion, probable cause, proof beyond a reasonable doubt.