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17th century witches
The community's reaction to finding a witch
Witches were hanged
pressed to death (crushed between two doors loaded with weights)
burned
Any form of torture
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The community's reaction to finding a witch
The community was afraid of what the witches could become. No one knew what the witches were truly capable of, so they reacted quickly by simply killing them.
17th century
witches
What caused witch hunts?
Recognizing witches
Witch hunts were caused by the Puritans sensitivity to "evil".
Witches were considered social misfits, and were sinners. With the community's fear of what witches could become, witch hunting became a profitable business.
Witches could be found practicing medicine on the countryside. When people had suspicions that someone was a witch, they would use pins to find places on the body where a witch was supposed not to feel pain.
The people who were likely to be witches
"Wise women" who were knowledgeable about medical plants and treatments for illness were likely to be witches. Also, women who did not marry, and maybe even owned a pet were seen as social misfits.