The worksheet that we did about the witch trials today made me wonder how many alleged witches were killed. I found a sight that said that anywhere from 50,000-200,000 alleged witches were executed. Surprisingly, about half or less than half of witch trials ended in execution. Also, apparently the burning of witches at the stake is grossly overexaggerated too. This sight also says that burning at the stake was illegal in the English colonies. There were many other gruesome means of execution but it would probably be frowned upon to go into detail.
http://departments.kings.edu/womens_history/witch/werror.html#Millions
Interesting reflection...
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