Puritans didn't play.
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.
a lot of people
Torture was no utilized for getting confessions during the Salem Witch Trials.
Hanging
they are during much different time periods. Mccarthyism took place during the 1940s, and the Salem witch trials took place in the 1640's.
Nineteen people were hanged during the Salem witch trials.
There were no actual, practicing witches invovled, accused or otherwise existing in Salem during the witch trials.
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.
John Proctor was accused and hanged during the Salem Witch Trials.
outside of Salem
During the Salem Witch Trials in Salem Massachusetts in 1692, 19 were hanged, 1 was pressed to death and as many as 13 died in prison.
Samuel Paris worked as a minister in Salem, Massachusetts during the Salem witch trials. His daughter and niece were both amongst the girls who were accused of being witches.
The Circle Girls were a group of young girls in Salem Village who began exhibiting strange behavior in 1692 during the Salem Witch Trials. They played a role in accusing others of witchcraft, contributing to the hysteria that swept through the village.
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a lot of people
the Salem witch trials
Torture was no utilized for getting confessions during the Salem Witch Trials.