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2. What was one of the ways women were trialed for witchcraft?

  • they were chopped into little pieces
  • they were thrown into hot water
  • Dunked in the local river and if they didnt drown, they were witches
  • they were burnt at the stake

3. What was one of the reasons why witchcraft stopped becoming a crime?

  • Science-increased experimentation from 1660 began to explain things.
  • People believed too much in God to revel in the devils work anymore
  • People didnt care about witches anymore
  • Policing had gotten better

4. What would criminals be made to do out in Australia?

  • go sunbathing and water-skiing
  • going out and shooting kangaroos
  • work on farms, doing manual labour
  • hunting wild buffalo

5. What year was witchcraft abolished?

  • 1736
  • 1956
  • 1888
  • 1924

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