Methods to find “witches” and trail methods
When it came to witches they would look for these things
third nipple, an unusual scar or birthmark, a boil, a growth, or even owning a cat
cause of the salem witch trials was
A recent epidemic of small pox
The Puritans believed god had chosen a few people,-----, for salvation
The elect
How many people were accused in the Salem Witch Trials?
200
when it came to executions more commonly where _________
being hanged or beheaded
the cats where thought to be seen as _____
fiends and or evil spirits
Salem and its surrounding areas was fueled by
The mass hysteria
but no one knew if he or she was saved or damned; Puritans lived in a constant state of -------, searching for signs of god favor for anger
spiritual anxiety
How many people got burned?
0
what is it called to be sandwiched in between 2 boards and have rocks placed on you till confession or death
peine forte et dure
They would also take _____ from other people as evidence against the prosecuted
confession from another person
The Salem witch trials contributed to
Court presidios
if you weren't a part of the elect then you would be condemned to ---------
eternal damnation
How many people were prosecuted?
200
_____ was the most common torture method
strappado
the jury would often have____.
family members
finish this list
representation, cross-examination of accusers, and the presumption that one is innocent -------
Until proven guilty
if crops failed, the devil may have played a role and Satan could not take the form of a -------
unwilling person
How many people were convicted?
what is the worst form of torture?
those who were more commonly convicting people where
kids and misbehaving children
small town rivalries may have primed the ____
people of salem and the surrounding area
if anyone claimed to have seen a ghost or spirit in the form of the accused, that person must have been a ------
witch
19
how does strappado work
the "witches" hands are tied behind their back and strung up leading to a dislocated shoulder