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The Salem witchcraft trials were held in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. 140 were accused, 20 were killed.
They really aren't. The Salem Witch Trials tried regular people accused of witchcraft and convicted in Puritan society. The Rosenburg Trials tried two people who were trying to spy on the US during a time of diplomatic hostilities.
Around one hundred and sixty people. The first group to be accused fit the profile of a stereotypical witch. They were outsiders in the community, economically-independent or poor and mostly women. But as the trials progressed, the accused deviated from that profile.
No, the Quakers were accused of Witchcraft in New England long before the Salem Witch Trials. They left New England for Pennsylvania.
The Salem witch trials occurred in colonial Massachusetts between 1692 and 1693. More than 200 people were accused of practicing witchcraft- the Devil's magic- and 20 were executed.
The Salem witchcraft trials were held in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. 140 were accused, 20 were killed.
It is estimated that around 200 people were accused of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials, with 20 individuals being executed. This means that about 90% of those accused were innocent of the crimes they were charged with.
There were no actual, practicing witches invovled, accused or otherwise existing in Salem during the witch trials.
The Salem Witch Trials are a very important part of US history. People were accused of witchcraft for many reasons, living alone, doing things that seemed odd to the town, and for sport. Sometimes people called others witches because they had a problem with them.
Using witchcraft to cause harm to *very very long list of people*
They really aren't. The Salem Witch Trials tried regular people accused of witchcraft and convicted in Puritan society. The Rosenburg Trials tried two people who were trying to spy on the US during a time of diplomatic hostilities.
Around one hundred and sixty people. The first group to be accused fit the profile of a stereotypical witch. They were outsiders in the community, economically-independent or poor and mostly women. But as the trials progressed, the accused deviated from that profile.
4-year-old Dorcas Goode.
No, the Quakers were accused of Witchcraft in New England long before the Salem Witch Trials. They left New England for Pennsylvania.
The Salem witch trials occurred in colonial Massachusetts between 1692 and 1693. More than 200 people were accused of practicing witchcraft- the Devil's magic- and 20 were executed.
In the case of the Salem Witch Trials, people who were not strict Puritans and those who did not go to church as often as the Puritan community deemed appropriate were considered outcasts, and these were usually the first people to be accused of witchcraft.
It was started by the people who were accused