Bridget Bishop, Sarah Wildes, Rebbecca Nurse, Sarah Goode, Elizabeth Howe, Sussanah Martin, John Proctor, John Willard, George Burroughs, George Jacobs, Martha Carrier, Martha Corey, Mary Easty, Margaret Scott, Mary Parker, Alice Parker, Ann Pudeator, Wilmott Redd and Samuel Wardwell were convicted and hanged.
Giles Corey was pressed to death while they were trying to force him to make a plea in court.
Roger Toothaker, Sarah Osbourne, Ann Foster and Lydia Dustin died in prison.
There was no justice in the Salem witch trials. Innocent men and women died because of people's fears.
The Salem witchcraft trials were held in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. 140 were accused, 20 were killed.
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.
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 accusers would strip the man or woman and observe their body, looking for any unusual mole or freckle. This could be enough to make you a witch. Also, they would strip the man or woman, tie them up, and throw them in a body of water. If you sank, you weren't a witch, if you floated you were a witch. Either way, you were doomed. EDIT: Great explanation. It would be perfect if the question was about European witch hunts and witch tests. During the Salem Witch Trials, the convicted "witches" were hanged.
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.
There was no justice in the Salem witch trials. Innocent men and women died because of people's fears.
The Salem witch trials happened during the year 1692, the first to be executed was Bridget Bishop. In total 19 people were killed after being found guilty of witch craft, this is not counting the many people that they suspected died in jail.
In Salem, Massachusetts in America. 21 died.
People died unfairly in both. :(
Roger Toothaker, Ann Foster, Sarah Osbourne and Lydia Dustin.
The Salem witchcraft trials were held in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. 140 were accused, 20 were killed.
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.
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.
20 were executed and between 4-13 died in prison.
He was unusual because unlike majority of the deaths in Salem during the witch trials, he was tortured and pressed to death. The others were either hung or died in prison.
No. She maintained her innocence until she died in prison on May 10, 1692.