definitions
compensated
give something, typically money, in recognition of loss or suffering
The first ordained minister of of Salem Village.
Reverend Samuel Parris
In what years did the Salem witch trials occur?
1692-1693
What does "gossipy habits" mean?
Someone who is always talking about other people
What does Oyer and Terminer mean?
To hear and to decide
executed
carry out a sentence of death
Who made accusations
Reverend Parris' daughter Elizabeth and niece Abigail
In what years was the "witchcraft craze"
1300s to the end of the 1600s
What does "innocent as the child unborn" mean?
pure, uncorrupted, and free of any knowledge of guilt, or wrong doing.
In what state did the Salem witch trials occur?
Massachusetts
accusations
a charge or claim that someone has done something illegal or wrong.
Who defended Elizabeth and Abigail against their accusers?
Cotton Mather and Increase Mather
On what day, month, and year was the start of interrogations of the women who were accused of being witches?
March 1, 1692
What does elderly impoverished woman mean?
Old and likely feeble, poor but has a home.
Who was the first person to be hanged for being a "witch"?
Bridget Bishop
pardon
forgive or excuse
Who did the girls accuse of being a witch?
Tituba, Sarah Good, and Sarah Osborne
When did Governor William Phipps order the establishment of a Special Court of Oyer and Terminer for Suffolk, Essex and Middlesex counties?
May 27, 1692
What does homeless beggar mean in the passage?
Lives on the streets, asks for money to get by.
What was the place called where the accused were hung?
Gallows Hill
paranoia
mistrust in other people or their actions
What was the judges name who publicly confessed error and guilt about having the witch trials?
Judge Samuel Sewall
When did the courts finally declare the trials unlawful?
1702
What does it mean "to be a slave" ?
Legally powerless, not classified as a full human but as property.
How was the strange behavior of the girls later explained?
From eating ergot-contaminated foods.