What were common punishments for Puritans?

Answer by  Betty0320 (734)

Being put into stocks and getting pelted with rotten food. Being branded with a letter or wearing a letter depending on the crime.

Answer by  asg92 (188)

Common punishments included hanging suspected witches. Another method was dunking, where a person is held underwater for minutes to test for witchcraft. Another was stacking heavy rocks on a person.

Answer by  shawdowsmom (138)

Public humiliation was the goal, woman wore a scarlet letter A around the neck for committing adultery, a stock was used in the town square.