witchcraft english lit
- Created by: Rayalouise
- Created on: 10-01-19 13:40
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- witchcraft
- witches were defined using water {lakes, rivers}
- if the person floated they was a witch and was then burnt
- if the person drowned they were innocent however they would have drowned
- there was no solid evidence needed to convict a person of witchcraft
- witchcraft is practised by both men and women
- about 80 people were accused of practising witchcraft in a witch-hunt that lasted throughout new England from 1647-1663
- 13 women and 2 men were executed
- witches were defined using water {lakes, rivers}
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