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What were witch trials like in Massachusetts?
Very... normal. A person was accused, they were arrested and they were tried in a civil court. Only the crime, using witchcraft to hurt someone, is different from modern court preceedings.
How many witches were burned in the Salem witch trails?
None, for two reasons. First, none of the executed were actually witches by any definition. Second, in Puritan New England, witchcraft was a capital crime, thus the punishment for witchcraft was hanging.
Why did al capone kill many people?
To become a kingpin of organised crime and make lots of money. Which he did.
Why weren't the people accused of being witches hanged and not burned during the Salem Witch Trials?
On the European Continent, and most Catholic places, witchcraft's highest offense was heresy and the penalty for heresey was burning. In England and its colonies, protestant primarily, witchcraft's highest offense was a felony and the penalty for a felony was hanging.
What was one reason that beautification become a reform movement?
Planners hoped it would improve peoples quality of life and reduce crime
Is witchcraft considered a crime now?
No. It is not a crime.
Who made witchcraft a capital crime?
Witchcraft being a capital crime, goes back thousands of years, by people afraid of black magic.
For what crime was Matthew maule executed?
Witchcraft
In 1692 people were executed in Massachusetts for what crime?
Witchcraft.
In the time when Macbeth was written why was witchcraft illegal?
witchcraft was seen as a crime or evil (what ever floats your boat)
In 1692 nineteen people were executed in Massachusetts for this crime?
witchcraft.
What does Danforth say is the difference between ordinary crime and witchcraft?
Danforth is a judge in the novel The Crucible, which depicts the Salem witch trials. He says that the difference between witchcraft and ordinary crime is that a person accused of witchcraft cannot defend themselves by calling witnesses.
Why was Giles Corey pressed?
Because he did not plead guilty to the crime of witchcraft.
Crime and punishment the subject witchcraft. how did they deal with it and why did they suspect?
salt and vinegar
What were witch trials like in Massachusetts?
Very... normal. A person was accused, they were arrested and they were tried in a civil court. Only the crime, using witchcraft to hurt someone, is different from modern court preceedings.
Is witchcraft a crime in Fiji?
There is no such thing as witchcraft being practised in Fiji. People who tend to do so will face serious consequence from the comunity elders and village priest.
What happened to Giles in act 4?
he is pressed to death by heavy stones for the crime of witchcraft.
