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Who executed people that were accused of being witches?
Christians
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 many witches were persecuted during the Salem witch hunt?
19 people were executed
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
Why were so many people executed even if they weren't witches?
People back during the Salem Witch Trials became so paranoid that they thought anyone acting strangely were witches.
Do witches have children?
Many of the people executed at Salem as witches did have childred. Some were also grandparents and great-grandparents. In general, those accused as witches were just normal, middle-aged people and normal middle-aged people back then had children and possibly grandchildren.
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.
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.
What happened in salem?
In 1692, there was mass hysteria in Salem, Massachusetts and twenty innocent men and women were executed as witches. The exact cause of the mass hysteria is unknown to this day. All 20 people were pardoned After they were executed.
What's in Salem?
In 1692, there was mass hysteria in Salem, Massachusetts and twenty innocent men and women were executed as witches. The exact cause of the mass hysteria is unknown to this day. All 20 people were pardoned After they were executed.
