Many different questions were asked and we do not have all the records of the court trials. The thing to remember about the questions is that they all only mattered if they accused was quilty.
They didn't. Most people who were accused of witchcrafter were wrongly accused & convicted.
2 in 1692 all 26 who actually went to trial (lots more were accused) were convicted.
Many questions were asked, but all of them assumed that the accused were guilty. Most often they were asked why they hurt the afflicted.
They really aren't. The Salem Witch Trials tried regular people accused of witchcraft and convicted in Puritan society. The Rosenburg Trials tried two people who were trying to spy on the US during a time of diplomatic hostilities.
Some important questions to ask about the Salem Witch Trials include: What were the causes of the hysteria? How did the legal system fail to protect the accused? What impact did the trials have on the community and society as a whole?
They didn't. Most people who were accused of witchcrafter were wrongly accused & convicted.
It is estimated that around 200 people were accused of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials, with 20 individuals being executed. This means that about 90% of those accused were innocent of the crimes they were charged with.
witch trials were very stressful to those who were accused and the room that the trials were held in were full of angry people and the magistrates had to ask questions to prove the accused guilty and also there were witnesses that told of bad things the witch or wizard did and also some times there were afflicted people that claimed they were under a spell by the witch. The atmosphere was very solemn but at the same time full of rage
2 in 1692 all 26 who actually went to trial (lots more were accused) were convicted.
Many questions were asked, but all of them assumed that the accused were guilty. Most often they were asked why they hurt the afflicted.
yes
It was started by the people who were accused
They really aren't. The Salem Witch Trials tried regular people accused of witchcraft and convicted in Puritan society. The Rosenburg Trials tried two people who were trying to spy on the US during a time of diplomatic hostilities.
There were no actual, practicing witches invovled, accused or otherwise existing in Salem during the witch trials.
Some important questions to ask about the Salem Witch Trials include: What were the causes of the hysteria? How did the legal system fail to protect the accused? What impact did the trials have on the community and society as a whole?
John Proctor was accused and hanged during the Salem Witch Trials.
Around 160 were accused and jailed. 19 were covicted and executed.