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to show that their not witches and that they weren't included with the witch everyone was scared for their lives and if you didn't turn up you were blameed of either being involved with the burned witch or a witch yourself so it's either watch people being killed or or get killed yourself which one would you rather do?
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What happen to people and witchs during the witch trials?
Burning, hanging, you name it. All sorts of executions.
Who had anything to gain from the Salem Witch Trials?
Plenty of people stood to gain something from convictions and executions, namely the people who had disputes with those who were accused.
What country has the most recorded witch executions in history?
According to history England had the most witch executions. Most of these occurred in the Elizabethan Era. The Elizabethan Era is the famous era in England were there was the extensive belief of the supernatural and many superstitions.
Where did many executions of the Salem witch trials occur?
In Salem, Massachusetts in America. 21 died.
What is the origin of the phrase 'witch hunt'?
Witch hunt actually originates from with hunts in past centuries. From 1480 to 1750 is considered the classical period of witch hunts. The last executions happened in the 18th century.
Were there mob killings during the Salem witch trials?
No. the only killings during the witch trials were legal executions. Puritans weren't the type who formed angry mobs.
Why did single women get accused of being a witch in the 16th and 17th century?
Many were accused of witchcraft due to their iniquitous behavior and tension in the villages. These accusations led to the Salem witch trials and executions of twenty people between February 1692 and May 1693.
How is Gandhi similar to the Salem witch trials?
What?! Ghandi as in the peaceful indian activist and the Salem Witch trials as in mass hysteria and 20 pointles executions?!? They have nothing in common! If anything, they're complete opposites.
What year did the US have the highest rate of executions?
The year with the highest rate of executions in the US was 1935, during which 199 people were executed.
How many people got executed in the twentieth Century?
20th-centery executions of British people (2 C, 9 P). ▻ 20th-centery executions of Jewish people (1 C). ▻ 20th-centery executions of Lithuanian people (4 C, 1 P) .... out of 11 total.
Executions of the people and leaders in the Reign of Terror?
They were all beheaded by the guillotine.
How did reverend parries feel about executions?
Parris is starting to have second thoughts about the effectiveness of he executions. He sees them as dividing the community and his congregation, and how people are starting to question the trials.
