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The Tests of the Salem Witch Trials
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The Salem Witch Trials had multiple tests to determine if someone was a witch, including the touch test and the witch cake test which were easily manipulated by accusers.
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The swimming test and the touch test were two out of many dangerous methods used to identify witches during the witch hunts.
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Witch Hunts
Summary
The swimming test and the touch test were two out of many dangerous methods used to identify witches during the witch hunts.
ChapterThe Tests of the Salem Witch Trials
Episode42: Witches, Curses, and Underground Tunnels. Salem Maritime National Historic Site
PodcastNational Park After Dark
The witch trials of Salem resulted in the hanging of 19 people, death of 5 in prison, and one person who was pressed to death as accused of witchcraft.
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Witch Trials
Summary
The witch trials of Salem resulted in the hanging of 19 people, death of 5 in prison, and one person who was pressed to death as accused of witchcraft. However, prior to the Salem trials, Europe had executed 55,000 individuals who were accused of witchery.