Where and When
This is the town where the witch trials took place.
Salem
The Accusers
People were accused of this thing.
Witchcraft
People believed witches could do this kind of harm.
Cause sickness or bad luck
People had to go here to prove if they were guilty or not.
Court
The Salem Witch Trials happened in this year.
1692
This woman was one of the first accused of being a witch.
Tituba
Many people were put in this place while waiting for trial.
Jail
This means believing something without proof
Suspicion
This describes trials that were weak or unfair.
Unjust
This colony was where Salem was located.
Massachusetts
This minister supported the trials and believed in witches.
Samuel Parris
If found guilty, some people were punished this way.
Hanging
Many accusations were based on this type of imagination.
Superstition
This type of evidence was based on dreams or visions.
Spectral Evidence
This group of people lived in Salem and had strict religious rules.
The Puritans
This man helped end the trials by speaking out against them.
Governor Phips
This word means saying someone did something wrong.
Accuse
People sometimes accused others because of this
Hint: (emotion)
Jealousy or Anger
This is the kind of trial that should have happened but did not.
Fair Trial