2006-11-28 10:06:59 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Yes. The Salem Witch Trials were very real. Hundreds of women were tortured and killed with very little evidence (actually, no evidence, since "real" witches don't exist, only herbalists and women who had enemies).
2006-11-28 10:09:55 · answer #1 · answered by Wonderland 3 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Unfortunately, yes!
2006-11-28 15:06:21 · answer #2 · answered by Kyra 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, many of them were. Disease and other tragic events happened to the small towns of the "new world" and fear increased. They turned to blaming each other, using witchcraft to justify it.
2006-11-28 10:15:15 · answer #3 · answered by Rainsfriend 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
2006-11-28 10:08:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Yes. It is debatable as to whether you would consider them real witches though.
There is actually a theory that they had something that had a drug affect, made them hallucinate etc.
2006-11-28 10:08:48 · answer #5 · answered by Dink 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
yes
2006-11-28 10:15:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-11-28 10:10:04 · answer #7 · answered by ohhh 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Of course, it's well documented. One of the first American examples of over zealous religious hype.
2006-11-28 10:09:32 · answer #8 · answered by kevo 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
yes they were they would kill many innocent people because they were thought to be practicing witch craft.so they hung them.
2006-11-28 10:10:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
Yes they were, you can read more about them here
http://www.salemweb.com/guide/witches.shtml
2006-11-28 10:14:23 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋