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What was the scientific name for the fungus that caused the Salem witch trials?
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∙ 12y ago
Claviceps purpurea. However, it has not been proven that Ergot caused the Salem witch panic afflictions. It is only a theory.
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What does fungus have to do with Salem witch trials?
It's thought that a fugus could have made he "afflicetd" act the way they did
What drug was used during Salem which trials?
I think you're referring to the theory that the affliction was caused by the fungus Ergot that does have hallucinginc qualities. The Ergot was ingested accidentally along with wheat or rye, not taken deliberatly.
Who is Bridgett Bishop in the movie Salem Witch Trials?
The Salem witch trials is not a movie you idiot. They were a series of witchcraft trials that were caused by a witch hysteria in Essex County, Massachusetts, centering in Salem. Bridget Bishop owned an inn and was accused during the hysteria. She was the first to be tried and the first to be executed.
What American town is famous for witch trials?
The American town famous for the Witch Trials (called the Salem Witch Trials) is Salem, Massachusetts.
What colonial town was the site of the infamous witch trials caused by mass hysteria within the community?
salem
What does fungus have to do with Salem witch trials?
It's thought that a fugus could have made he "afflicetd" act the way they did
What drug was used during Salem which trials?
I think you're referring to the theory that the affliction was caused by the fungus Ergot that does have hallucinginc qualities. The Ergot was ingested accidentally along with wheat or rye, not taken deliberatly.
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
Who is Bridgett Bishop in the movie Salem Witch Trials?
The Salem witch trials is not a movie you idiot. They were a series of witchcraft trials that were caused by a witch hysteria in Essex County, Massachusetts, centering in Salem. Bridget Bishop owned an inn and was accused during the hysteria. She was the first to be tried and the first to be executed.
What American town is famous for witch trials?
The American town famous for the Witch Trials (called the Salem Witch Trials) is Salem, Massachusetts.
What colonial town was the site of the infamous witch trials caused by mass hysteria within the community?
salem
Where were the Salem witch trials?
Salem, Massachusets.
Salem witch trials 1603 - 1606?
There were no witch trials in Salem in those years. The trials happened in 1692 and 1693.
How did the Salem which trials cause tension In religion?
They didn't. The witch trials were partially caused by the tensions between the strict Puritans and the less religious Yankee population.
Difference between Salem witch trials and Salem court trials?
its the same event no difference
Is the Salem that Count Zinzendorf founded in 1753 the same Salem as the town with the witch trials?
No. How could a town founded 60 years after the trials ended have had them? The Salem Witch Trials took place in Salem, Massachusetts.
How were the trials during the Salem Witch Trials different from trials today?
Obviously, the Salem Witch Trials tried a very different crime. But, other than that, the Salem Trials were very much like a normal civil trial today.
