Setting/Causes
What strict group of people lived in Salem during this time?
The Puritans
How old were the first three "afflicted girls"?
9, 11, and 12
Who was a servant in Reverend Parris's household and known to play fortune telling games?
Who was Governor of Massachusetts?
Sir William Phips
How many people were accused of being a witch?
Over 100
How did Puritans view people different from them?
With suspicion or fear. Small differences in behavior or appearance made some Puritans nervous
What game were Betty Parris and Abigail Williams playing that went against Puritan beliefs?
Fortune Telling
What is a similarity between the first three accused women?
All of them were considered outsiders or disliked by the community
Whose daughter and niece were "afflicted" and also might've influenced the girls to name certain people in the community?
Reverend Samuel Parris
Who had a greater chance of surviving the Trials?
Those who confessed and accused others
What is it called when a group of people all suffer the same hysterical symptoms without an obvious physical cause?
Mass Hysteria
Who was the only accuser to admit that she was lying years later?
Anne Putnam Jr.
Who had a six year old daughter who was accused and imprisoned?
Sarah Good
How many judges participated in the Salem Witch Trials?
9
How many total people died because of the Salem Witch Trials?
25
Why was Salem a tense place in 1692? What were hardships that the Puritans faced?
1. extra cold winters
2. crop failures
3. smallpox epidemic
4. violent interactions with Native Americans
Who gave formal testimony in 7 cases and was involved in as many as 17 cases resulting in hangings?
Abigail Williams
Who spent 13 months in jail?
Tituba
Who was the only judge to apologize for his role in the Trials?
Samuel Sewall
What was one example of types of evidence used during the Trials?
Spectral evidence, touch test, witness testimony, physical evidence, confession
What was one theory historians have for the cause of the Salem Witch Trials?
1. The girls' boredom and lack of power
2. The girls were diseased after eating rye with fungus
3. This was an excuse for the town to get rid of individuals seen as threats to their values
How many girls in all were "afflicted"?
11
Who was disliked by the community because she wasn't going to church?
Sarah Osbourne
Why did Sir William Phips end the Trials?
His wife was accused of being a witch
How did Giles Cory die?