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zero. In Colonial America, witchcraft was a felony (a crime) punishable by death by hanging. However, in Europe witchcraft was considered heresy (a crime against the church itself) and punishable by burning at the stake. So the people of Salem hung Nineteen people and as many as thirteen people may have died in prison.
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How were witches discovered?
I wouldn't say that they were discovered so much as falsely accused. Witches are mythical (at least in the sense that you mean).most were discovered by towns people wrongfully accusing people because they did not like them but some tryed to prove a point that witches were not devil worshiper but they just ended up being killed
How many dogs were executed in the Salem witch trials?
2, under suspicion of being familiars because they were owned by accused witches.
Who was executed after fighting at the Alamo?
Many people were but one of the most famous fables was that David Crockett was executed after being overwhelmed.
What is the right of accused individuals to have a hearing before being jailed?
A: Habeas Corpus - In which guarantees accused individuals the right to a hearing before being jailed.
Witches burned in France at the stake?
yes. people accused of being witches were burned at stake, sometimes, people thought that witches could take the form of cats, so if you saw a cat more then three times, and it was the same, the cat would be found and burned at stake.
Who executed people for being witches?
Other people.
Who executed people that were accused of being witches?
Christians
What did jailed witches have to pay for before they could be released from jail?
This was one of the laws at the time. Today there are fines and jail time. That was the same when witches were being jailed. Most witches were burned at the stake and not jailed.
Why were witches accused of being witches?
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.
How were witches discovered?
I wouldn't say that they were discovered so much as falsely accused. Witches are mythical (at least in the sense that you mean).most were discovered by towns people wrongfully accusing people because they did not like them but some tryed to prove a point that witches were not devil worshiper but they just ended up being killed
How many people jailed in The Crucible?
There is no definite number mentioned of people being jailed in 'The Crucible'. It is believed to be around several hundred.
Why were people accuse of being witches?
People were accused of being witches becausespite, grudges,disliking someoneself defenceto explain misfortuneshope that was helpful
How many dogs were executed in the Salem witch trials?
2, under suspicion of being familiars because they were owned by accused witches.
What happened to Tituba after she was accused?
She confessed and was jailed. Despite being a slave, she was never tried or executed. Eventually she was bought by a new owner and slips out of the history books.
Where Irish people accused of being witches on Halloween?
yes they were
What punishments did whiches get?
People convicted of being witches (male and female) were usually killed. Burning, hanging, drowning, stoning and burning was the most popular. About 45,000 people were executed as witches in the Middle Ages and most were burned to death. Saint Joan of Arc was burned to death as a witch by the English and later Canonized as a Saint by the Roman Catholic Church.
Was The Crucible by anne miller fiction or non-fiction?
Well for starters, The Crucible was written by ARTHUR Miller. And it's fiction. However it is written about some real events. For example, the whole play is a metaphor for the Red Scare which involved the US being afraid of people being communists so they jailed innocent people. (Like the witches in the play)
