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I'd suggest In the Devil's Snare by Mary Beth Norton if you want more detail or Witch Hunt by Marc Aronson if you want a simpler read.
There is no hard evidence to prove whether or not Elizabeth Southerns was a witch. She was accused of practicing witchcraft and faced trial in the Pendle Witch Trials in 1612. However, it is difficult to say for certain whether she actually practiced witchcraft or if she was falsely accused. It is ultimately a matter of historical interpretation.
Thomas Putnam uses the witch trials to increase his own wealth by accusing people of witchcraft and then buying up their land.
The original two girls were Betty Parris and Abigail Williams, soon after Ann Putnam and Mercy Lewis began to claim that they had seen women fly through the night sky. When the arrests and trials got going, numerous people came forward to present "evidence". A list of accusers and who they testified against can be found at the Related Link or search Salem Witchcraft Trials and you'll get a host of informative, quality websites that display actual documentation from the trials.
The Salem Witchcraft Trials (plural) took place in Salem, Massachusetts, in what is now, the USA.
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It was commonly believed that witches had companion animals that were their "familiars" and they used them to spy on people or to carry out other witchcraft goals.
There were no actual, practicing witches invovled, accused or otherwise existing in Salem during the witch trials.
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.
Using witchcraft to cause harm to *very very long list of people*
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.
The Salem witchcraft trials were held in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. 140 were accused, 20 were killed.
Hannah Post of Boxford was accused of witchcraft.
Around one hundred and sixty people. The first group to be accused fit the profile of a stereotypical witch. They were outsiders in the community, economically-independent or poor and mostly women. But as the trials progressed, the accused deviated from that profile.
The first person accused of witchcraft and hanged during the Salem witch trials was Bridget Bishop. She was executed on June 10, 1692, after being found guilty of witchcraft. Bishop was a widow with a reputation that made her a target for accusations during the hysteria surrounding the trials. Her case marked the beginning of a tragic series of events that led to the execution of many others in Salem.
The Salem Witch Trials are a very important part of US history. People were accused of witchcraft for many reasons, living alone, doing things that seemed odd to the town, and for sport. Sometimes people called others witches because they had a problem with them.
In the case of the Salem Witch Trials, people who were not strict Puritans and those who did not go to church as often as the Puritan community deemed appropriate were considered outcasts, and these were usually the first people to be accused of witchcraft.
No, the Quakers were accused of Witchcraft in New England long before the Salem Witch Trials. They left New England for Pennsylvania.