Well, the noblemen basically got, "passes", on taxes so everything else below them.
They were accused of witchcraft. Many people back in those days feared it. However, anyone could accuse someone of witchcraft in those days without evidence. Some were accused because others had a grudge against them. Some people thought that because some of the women were convulsing or acting out of the ordinary that they must have been involved in witchcraft. Punishment was carried out to discourage others from getting involved in the wicked religion so to speak.
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The main reasons the US got involved in the war was because of nationalism, imperialism, militarism, and forming allies. Many countries were scared of Germany's nationalism. Imperialism helped Germany with its markets making it stronger.
May be the equipments used by the Georgia was not known to the Russians .Already by that time Russians were week by napoleon invasion