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Were the poor accused of being a witch during the Salem witch trials?
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∙ 14y ago
Yes and the people who were different, alone, had a disability or just misunderstood. One UC Santa Barbara historian in her book on the trials states that her research points out that the community wanted to be rid of these people and even there were some who wanted their land, so the trials were a simple way to do this.
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Which three sisters where accused of being a witch during Salem witch trials?
Rebbecca Nurse, Mary Easty and Sarah Cloyse. Rebbecca and Mary were executed.
Compare and contrast the Salem witch trials and McCarthyism?
Salem Witch Trials had to do with a group of girls accusing women for witch craft, while in McCarthyism a man accused people for being communist.
What were the methods of being killed during the Salem Witch Trials?
Hanging
What did the famous trials in Salem Massachusetts suggest that some people in that colony were?
superstitious and intolerant
What did martha carrier do to be hanged in the Salem witch trials?
Nothing. She was wrongly accused an excuted by a society being controlled by hysteria.
Who is Samuel parris?
Samuel Paris worked as a minister in Salem, Massachusetts during the Salem witch trials. His daughter and niece were both amongst the girls who were accused of being witches.
Who was accused of being a witch in the Salem Witch trials?
Countless people.
What female slave was accused of being a witch in the Salem witch trials?
Tituba
How could an accused avoid punishment during the Salem witch trials?
They could confess to being a witch and then only spend time in jail rather than being hung.
Which three sisters where accused of being a witch during Salem witch trials?
Rebbecca Nurse, Mary Easty and Sarah Cloyse. Rebbecca and Mary were executed.
What is the youngest age of someone accused of being a witch in the Salem witch trials?
Four years old.
Compare and contrast the Salem witch trials and McCarthyism?
Salem Witch Trials had to do with a group of girls accusing women for witch craft, while in McCarthyism a man accused people for being communist.
What was some of the evidence looked for in the Salem witch trials?
some of the evidence looked for in the Salem witch trials was muttering under the breath of bizar words, paleness of the skin, and heavy sweat when being accused
What were the methods of being killed during the Salem Witch Trials?
Hanging
How many people from Ipswich were condemned as witches?
in "the Salem witch trials" over 100 people were accused of being a witch.
What did the famous trials in Salem Massachusetts suggest that some people in that colony were?
superstitious and intolerant
What did martha carrier do to be hanged in the Salem witch trials?
Nothing. She was wrongly accused an excuted by a society being controlled by hysteria.
