They never burned witches in MA.
They hanged them. (Or in one case, the "witch" was pressed to death.)
Other colonies, notably New York, occasionally burned people to death, usually revolting slaves.
Right-o. I forgot to mention the one pressed to death.
It was actually called "turning off". A nice way of saying something that was pretty nasty. Because they just pushed them off the ladders.
Pressing was also used.
Wasn't Arron Burr the VP when he shot Hamilton? Or was he just a lawyer?
"Miz Harlot! Miz Harlot!"
" . . .that's Scarlett, Prissy."
"Miz Scarlett! Miz Scarlett! The slaves is revoltin'!"
"Well, now, Prissy, they may be tacky, but they aren't all that bad."
- from Scarlett Fever, at the Wit's End Theatre in Atlanta back in the 80s . . . enjoined for copyright violation by the Margaret Mitchell Estate. One of the funniest sendups of Gone With the Wind I've ever seen.