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In what years did the Salem Witch Trials occur? |
1692 |
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What historic book prompted the witch hunts? |
Holy Bible |
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Witchhunt |
conducted by supersticious villagers to get rid of enemies |
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How do you prove someone was a witch? |
the devil’s teet, piercing the mark, swimming a witch |
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what was the inquistion? |
Popes giving people permission to kill anyone involved with the devil |
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What group of people settled in Massachusetts for religious reasons? |
Puritans |
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Where was the first witch hunt in America conducted? |
1648 |
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Who investigated the case of Goodwife Glover? |
Cotton Mather |
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Why was Salem particularly vulnerable to witch hunts? |
cut off from main town, uneducated, lived by the woods |
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What were Puritans always looking for signs of? |
Predestination |
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How were women expected to act in 1692? |
silent, submissive to husband, mother to children |
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How did land disputes contribute to tension in Salem? |
merchants and farmers fought over land and accused one of being involved with the devil to resolve argument |
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Where/Whose house did the Salem witch trials begin? |
Reverand Samuel Paris’s kitchen |
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How did Tibuta entertain the girls she cared for? |
told tales of magic and horror. demonstrated voodoo tricks |
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What was the doctor’s explanation for the girls’ odd behavior? |
spiritual cause, witchcraft |
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What people did the girl’s blame? |
Tibuta, Sarah Good, and Sarah Osbourne |
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Why were Sarah Good and Sarah Osbourne targets of witchcraft? |
Sarah Good was a town begger. Sarah Osbourne married an indentured servant. They did not attend church. |
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Why was spectral evidence dangerous? |
There was only one witness and no real proof |
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Who was the Magistrate in charge of the trial? |
John Hathhorn |
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How many witches did Tibuta say signed the book? |
9 |
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How did status or standing in the community play a role in the Salem Witch Trials? |
when those of higher status were accused it created fear |
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What did Rev. Barrows recite before he was hung? |
the Lord’s prayer from beggining to end |
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How many years later to Salem recongnize the trials as a mistake? |
5 years later |
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How did the witch trials affect modern ideas about American justice? |
innocent until proven guilty |
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