They didn't. Most people who were accused of witchcrafter were wrongly accused & convicted.
because they were well solid doctors!
well you see scientifically the witches were just accused even if they weren't witches the judges made up their minds before trial so be awesome and bless your face!
Animals were not accused of witchcraft. The animals seen around accused witches were assumed to be spirits known as "familiars" that were used to keep the "witch" in direct contact with the "devil".
It was often used to put accused witches to death.
"Witches" did not really exist, but people were frightened by the thought of them. They would burn or hang witches. Citezens that nobody liked were usually accused of being witches in order do get rid of them. Others were accused because they did not fit in or were very strange, so they were suspects of practicing witchcraft.
Reverend hale told the accused witches to confess beecause, he lost all faith in the court and wanted to save them from getting hanged. The accused witches however refused to confess.
The accused were arrested, jailed, and tried. If they were convicted, they were hanged.
hung & burnt
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No - women accused of being witches were hunted tortured and killed.
'The swimming of witches' was when a women, accused of being a witch, was dragged down a river.
Mostly innocent women.
Christians
The scene between Herrick and the accused witches in The Crucible is meant to be humorous. Its significance is to illustrate how bad the conditions are.
1,678900 were accused and only 2,67840 were found "guilty"
yes they were