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Name some of the main factors that started the Salem witch trials? Politics, religion, family feuds, economics, and the imaginations and fears of the people.
Why were the 600 residents of Salem Village divided into two main parts? Those who wanted to separate form the Salem Towm and those who did not.
What did the residents who wished to separate from Salem Town do for a living? They were farmeers
Which large farming family felt that Salem Town was our of touch with the rest of Salem Village? Putnams
Who formed a congregation in 1689 and began worshiping in the Salem Village Mettinghouse? Rev. Samuel Parris
Samuel Parris, as a minister, not only got a house, modest salary and free firewood, he also got the title and deed to the parsonage and the surrounding land. Did this angry the residents who wanted to remain a part of Salem Town? Why or Why not? Yes, This angered the residents who wanted to remain a part of Salem Town. They refused to worship at the Meetinghouse and withheld their local taxes. These taxes helped pay the ministers salary and provided firewood.
Betty Paris, Abigail Williams and two other friends formed a circle. Tituba was slave. Also she was the one that told most of the tales, witchcraft, demons and mystic anlmals one day when Samuel Paris believed in bad behavior betty and Abigail was mad of titube. Samuel asked one of the salem village physician and said that they bewitched.
How did the Puritans defined witchcraft? Entering into a compact or deal with the devil in exchange for certain powers to do evil.
Why was witchcraft considered a sin and a crime? It was considered a sin because it denied God's superiority. It was considered a crime because the witch would call up the Devil in her body and perform cruel acts against others.
What is a "witch cake"? A witch cake helps identify tormentors. Witch cake is make of rye meal mixed with urine from the afflicted. When the witch cake is feed to a dog, the person is considered to be bewitched if the dogs displays similar symptoms similar to the afflicted,
Why were the three women Sarah Osborne, Sarah Good and Tituba suspects for witchcraft? Sarah Osborne had not gone to church for over a year. Sarah Good was homeless and begged for food. When people didn't give her food, she would mumble under her breathe. People thought this was killing their livestock. Tituba - was a slave
Why did Nathaniel Hawthorne add a "w" in his name? So that he would not be associated with his great-grandfather John Hathorne.
Who was John Hathorne and Johathan Corwin? They were magistrates who investigated the cases of witchcraft.
Of the three women accused of witchcraft, which one confessed, Sarah Osborne, Sarah Good or Tibuta? Tibuta
Why do you think Tibuta confessed to Witchcraft? Since she used to do furtune telling, she may have thought she was guilty.
Could people in America use physical torture to get a confession? No
Did the three women, Sarah Osborne, Sarah Good and Tibuta end up in Jail? Yes
Why did the accusations of witchcraft continue even after these women were put into jail? People got sick from the Small Pox outbreak, constant fear of indian attacks helped the Puritans feel that God was punishing them. The Puritans interpreted these happenings to witches.
Who was known os the "Black Minster" George Burroughs
Who was convicted because they found pins stuck on Poppets in her cellar? Bridget Bishop - It was believed she was a witch and could harm someone by sticking pins into a poppet that represented the victim.
Who was the person who at first was said to be NOT GUILTY of being a witch, but later was said to be a witch? Rebecca Nurse
How were the women accused of being a witch killed? They were all hanged on Gallows Hill
If someone could not say the Lord's pray, what happened to them? They were believed to be a wizard.
Who choose death by being crushed by piles of stones rather that stand trial for witchcraft? George Burroughs
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