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Salem Witch Trials
The Salem witch trials were a series of hearings conducted in Colonial Massachusetts beginning in 1692 to prosecute people accused of witchcraft. Of the dozens convicted of witchcraft, 19 were executed by hanging.
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What comes to having to hang a witch?
when somebody thinks there is a witch in town they tell the priest and the priest tells somebody to go and question this person on their lifestyle and how they live and then they get tortured until they admit they are a witch and if they don't confess they have to go to a trial where they make you stand on a stool and one by one they kick the stool from under your feet and you die instantly from the suffocation of the rope
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Why does the Salem witchcraft trials continue to fasinate people?
It is an interesting event. And the fact that we don't know what caused the afflictions gives it an air of mystery.
well you see scientifically the witches were just accused even if they weren't witches the judges made up their minds before trial so be awesome and bless your face!
How is McCarthyism connected to the Salem witch trials?
McCarthyism is a mob mentality driven by fear, often a fear of something nonexistent. So the Salem witch trials is a great example of McCarthyism, for the people of colonial Massachusetts were driven by mob mentality and fear.
What did early Christians do before th Salem witch trials became wide spread?
The early Christians were not involved. The Salem trials never actually became widespread. The hysteria stayed within Essex County.
How did witches of Salem cause affliction to the people?
If you need an explanation other than "because they were morons"...
Salem was a Puritan settlement. The Puritans, like nearly all other Christians at the time, believed in demonic forces, of which witchcraft was merely one manifestation.
Why do people get angry when they are accused of something?
It is usually because when they know they didn't do it and no body will believe him/her. Then it just drives them crazy.
What happened if you didnt confess in the salem witch trails?
The same thing that would happen today. If you plead guilty, there is no trial and your are sentenced, but more lightly than if you'd plead not guilty. Confessors were just jailed instead of being killed.
Who accused John Proctor of witchcraft?
John Proctor was near 60 years old when the Salem witch trials began, and was a tall and outspoken man. During the witchcraft hysteria he disparaged the trials and accused the girls of lying. When his wife and children were accused of witchcraft he proclaimed the innocence of his family. This made him a direct target of the accusers and he was the first man to be accused. Espo wrote a letter to authorities in Boston, Massachusetts to alert them to the issues taking place in Salem and asking them to intervene. In this letter he claimed for example if a woman so well respected as Rebecca Nurse could be convicted then no restraint was left in the town and he asked that the trials be moved to Boston, Massachusetts or that new judges be appointed. His letter brought about a meeting of eight ministers at Cambridge, Massachusetts on August 1,1692. No records survive of what took place at this meeting but when the ministers emerged they had drastically changed their position on spectral evidence having decided that the devil could take on the form of innocent people. Unfortunately for John Proctor their decision made no practical difference until after his execution. Mary Warren,the twenty-year-old maidservant in the Proctor house, accused John as well. Warren was later accused of witchcraft herself. John and Elizabeth Proctor were tried on August 5,1692. They were both found guilty and sentenced to hang. The execution of Elizabeth who was then pregnant was postponed until she had given birth, and eventually she was released. John tried to save himself one last time at his execution saying he was not fit to die. His attempt was unsuccessful and he was hanged on August 19,1692. From Wikipedia and Luke Owens is the chosen one
Court pictures of Salem witch trials?
We only have etchings and woodcuts from the Trials and we can only assume who and what they are of.
How many girls in the Salem witch trials were dancing in the forest?
None. That's a legend often used by novelists.
How was John Proctor's death in Salem witch trails?
He was hanged on Gallows Hill in Salem on July 19th, 1692, along with Martha Carrier, George Burroughs, John Willard and George Jacobs.
Tituba was Sam Parris's slave and was the first to be accused and tried.
The following "witches" were also tried and executed.
Alice Parker
Mary Parker
Bridget Bishop
George Burroughs
Martha Carrier
Martha Cory
Mary Easty
Sarah Good
Elizabeth Howe
George Jacobs
Susannah Martin
Rebecca Nurse
John Proctor
Anne Pudeator
Wilmott Redd
Margret Scott
Sam Wardwell
Sarah Wildes
John Willard
All of these poor souls were victims of neighbor disputes and religious bigotry.
Minggay Awok,
Awok means "WITCH" in southern, Leyte.
Minngay was known as a witch even beyond libas,in five oulying sitios.
Who lived in the Salem Witch House?
"The Witch House" in Salem, Massachusetts was the house of Jonathan Corwin. It is the only surviving structure from the period in which events related to the Salem witch trials took place.
What was Salem Essex County Massachusetts' known as in 1641?
Answer The famous witch trails took place in Salem.
How many of the accused died in jail during the witch trials?
We known four did, Roger Toothaker, Sarah Osbourne, Ann Foster and Lydia Dustin.
However, 9 more may have.
People were hanged for supposedly being a witch,
or not going along with the law. Hanging back then
was just like getting put in the electric chair.
ouch that would hurt alot and the electric chair haha
Why is Parris so worried about the evidence of witchcraft being discovered in his own house?
Parris is a character in the book, The Crucible. He is worried about evidence being found in his house because he doesn't want to lose his good standing as a minister.
