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Abigail Williams & Elizabeth Parris
Bridget Bishop
Martha Corey
Salem Witch Trials
Miscellaneous
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How old was Parris and Williams when they were possessed?

9 and 11

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What did Bishop practice that harmed others?
Witchcraft
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What was the date when she got hanged?
September 22, 1692
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What were the Salem Witch Trials?
A series of hearings, prosecutions, and executions of people who were accused of witch craft.
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Which trial resulted in two young girls getting possessed?
The Trial of Elizabeth Parris and Abigail Williams.
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What happened to Parris and Williams after they attempted witchcraft?
They started throwing things, writhing into contortions, screaming, and crawling
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What was Bishop sentenced to when she was found guilty?
Death sentence - to be hung
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Did Martha use her faith to claim her innocence?
Yes
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What are three examples of Salem Witch Trials?
The trial of Elizabeth Parris and Abigail Williams, the trial of Bridget Bishop, and the trial of Martha Corey.
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Who was accused of possessing two Salem girls.
Bridget Bishop
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Who taught Williams and Parris witchcraft?
Tituba - the family's West Indian slave
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Who accused Bishop of possessing them?
2 young Salem girls
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Did people come to Martha's defense?
No, because now considered a witch more women have come forward and accusing Martha of bewitching them.
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During what time period did the Salem Witch trials take place?
The 1690s
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What excuse did Martha Corey give for practicing witch craft?
She claimed that she was practicing her religious beliefs.
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What physical illness were the girls diagnosed with by doctors?
The doctors were unable to find a physical illness in either of them so they were diagnosed with witchcraft
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Who did Bishop harm while practicing witchcraft?
Death of her neighbor, and causing someone she had argued with to become ill
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What did Ann Putnam think of what happened to her?
Martha's spirt had blinded her and Ann couldn't see what she was wearing that day.
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Where did the Salem Witch Trials take place?
Massachusetts
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True or False: Martha Corey was found guilty received a life sentence in prison.
False. She was hanged in 1692
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Who was executed?
No one was executed. The three prosecutors received a life sentence in prison.
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Where did Bishops death take place?
On a wooden ledge - she was hung
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When Martha was examined what did she believe?
She believed that the person examining her was thinking she was doing witchcraft to.
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What Movie is based off of the Salem Witch Trials? (*Hint: It's a Halloween Movie)
Hocus Pocus
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What ritual did Elizabeth Parris and Abigail Williams attempt?
A West Indian fortune telling ritual in which one girl cracked an egg into a bowl and the others leaned in to see the egg white.