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When someone was accused or blame of being a witch and there was evidence, they would be taken to trial. In a trial, the speculation would be addressed by officials and religious leaders. During the questioning, the "witch" would be stripped naked in order to see if they had a witch "nipple" (third nipple). The accused witch would so-called their behavior watched throughly while evidence was being shared. If the so-called witch confessed, they could escape the possibly of being sentenced to death. Instead, they would most likely be put into jail.

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If a speculated witch had been taken to trial and proven guilty, there was a fair amount of punishments. Some include, jail time, shunned, suffocating, and death. Depending on the severity, the "witch" would be hung in front of the whole town. Sometimes, things would be thrown at her/him. In one case, a man was crushed by rocks and was held there until he confessed. The more he refused, the more rocks would be put on him, eventually crushing him to death.

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Puritans were strong believers in their religion/Christianity. With the ideals of removing any catholic ideas, they spread their own thoughts. This composed of total depravity, predestination, limited atonement, and grace, al of which affected their views on witchcraft. They believed that Satan was still alive and active in the world. Thus, fear sparked throughout the community when it began becoming apparent that Satan was "active" in heir community. If diseases, bad fortune, and natural disasters occurred, it was also a sign of Satan. Fear truly spread when the Puritans began experiencing a time of trouble. Hardship made it seem likely that the devil was active.

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Witchcraft speculations did not spur out of nowhere. Puritans would speculate witchcraft on other if they exhibited witch behavior. For example, forge in influence by other witches such as Tituba was seen as witchcraft itself. If someone was acting strangely such as screaming, acting possessed, dashing around, and injuring themselves was seen as a sign of witchcraft. If nothing was physically wrong with that person and they were seen by a doctor, still with no diagnosis, it was "confirmed" that they were a witch.

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The Salem Witch Trials were overall a period of time in which people of the same community started blaming others and speculated witchcraft amongst their neighbors. Out of fear of being accused themselves and Satan being alive in the community, friends and family started accusing others. This often happened if someone was behaving strangely, had old feuds with others, or had relations with someone who had already was proven guilty in witchcraft. Another way people were blamed was if they had past accusations upon them. All in all, there had to be evidence for a trail to occur after someone was blamed.