They didn't. Most people who were accused of witchcrafter were wrongly accused & convicted.
Reverend Hale was the Puritan pastor during the Salem Witch Trials. He told the witches to confess falsely in order to save their lives.
The Salem trials were held in the summer and early autumn of 1692. There were other witch trials in Massachusetts. For example, there were witch trials and hangings in Boston in 1656.
People back during the Salem Witch Trials became so paranoid that they thought anyone acting strangely were witches.
During the Salem witch trials, they didn't dunk the witches. That was a European thing. The Europeans believed that if you tied a supposed witch up and attached stones before putting them in the water. If they floated, the devil was holding them up and therefore they were a witch. If they sank, they were innocent and probably dead.
The Salem witch trials. Increase Mather was too smart and political knowlegdable to believe that there were witches.
There were no actual, practicing witches invovled, accused or otherwise existing in Salem during the witch trials.
Nineteen, fourteen women and five men.
Anna Myers' Time of the Witches took place in Salem, Massachusetts during the Salem Witch Trials.
Witch trials were notoriously unfair.
Bridget Bishop
Only regular people were executed during the Salem Witch Trials. No Pagans. No witches. They were tried because the townspeople wanted their property, land, and possessions.
Samuel Paris worked as a minister in Salem, Massachusetts during the Salem witch trials. His daughter and niece were both amongst the girls who were accused of being witches.
You have made no sense. The Salem witch trials occurred in the colony of Massachusetts and was the latest in a string of witch hunts in Europe and America. It never spread to Europe or any other state.
Reverend Hale was the Puritan pastor during the Salem Witch Trials. He told the witches to confess falsely in order to save their lives.
The last of the Salem Witch trials ended in may 1693
In 1567, witches were notably found in Scotland, where a significant witch hunt was taking place. The Scottish Witch Trials were fueled by religious and social tensions, leading to the persecution of many accused witches. One of the most infamous cases during this time was the North Berwick witch trials, which involved numerous individuals accused of witchcraft and plotting against King James VI. These events reflected the broader European witch hunts occurring during the period.
Nineteen.