Salem Witch Trials

Day One

Pre-Trial Questions• When did the Salem Witch Trials take place?

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/salem/• Where is Salem? (The state and section of the

state)http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schooladventures/salemwitchtrials/life/• What were most of the ‘criminals’ accused of?

http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/salem/sal_acct.htm

Extra Informational site: http://www.salemwitchmuseum.com/education/faq.shtml

Pre-Trial Questions• What was an ‘accuser’?• What was an ‘accused’

http://www.salemwitchmuseum.com/education/faq.shtml

• Where did most of the ‘accusers’ live?• Where did most of the ‘accusers’ live?

• http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/salem/ASAL_BI.HTM

• Map of Salem in 1692:

http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/salem/witchcraft/maps/ • How do these locations relate to economic or social

status in the Salem area? http://www.salemwitchtrials.com/victims.html

Pre-Trial Questions• What were the consequences of proclaiming

innocence?• What were the consequences of confessing?

http://www2.iath.virginia.edu/salem/further.html• What would you have done if you were one of

the accused witches???(No right or wrong answer here)

Q’s For The Accused

• Choose an afflicted person from the list on the linked website below and

begin to research him or her. http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/salem/ASAL_BI.HTM

• You are now this person. Find out the

answers to the questions on the following slides to begin preparing for

the trial.

Q’s For The Accused

• What are the birth and death dates• What was his/her status within the

community before being accused?• What was the witch accused of?

• Who accused the witch?http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/salem/ASAL_BI.HTM

Q’s For The Accused

• When was the trial? (Dates)• Give 2-3 important points about the

trial. • What sentence did the judge give

to this witch?• What was the punishment?

http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/salem/ASAL_BI.HTM

Q’s For The Judges• Choose a judge from the

list on the linked website below and begin to

research him. http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/salem/ASAL_BI.HTM

• You are now this person.

Find out the answers to the questions on the

following slides to begin preparing for the trial.

Q’s For The Judges

• When was he born?• What was his job?

• What was his role in the community?

• What were his political beliefs?http://www.umsl.edu/~ryanga/amer.studies/amst.salemwegquest.html

(Biography links are half way down the page)

Q’s For The Judges• What was his attitude towards the ‘accused?’• Are there any family connections to the

accused’ or the ‘accusers’?• Give two specific witch trials that each judge

served. Who was being accused, what was the date(s) the trial took place on, and who

were the other judges? Also give 1-2 sentences on what the judge's sentence was

and why.http://www.umsl.edu/~ryanga/amer.studies/amst.salemwegquest.html

(Biography links are half way down the page)

Q’s For The Townies

•http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/salem/ASAL_BI.HTM

• Study the people in the

link above. You are now their fellow

townspeople. Find out the answers to the questions on the

following slides to begin preparing for the trial.

Q’s For The Townies• When was Salem founded?• Who founded Salem?

• What is Puritanism and what are some of its major beliefs at this time?

• How did the people of Salem respond the the witch trials?

• What was/were the main occupation(s) of the people of Salem?

http://www2.iath.virginia.edu/salem/further.html

Q’s For The Townies• Who were the first "accusers"? Give me 3 main

"accusers". What were their ages, family background, how many people did they accuse, and why did they accuse others (did they see

the person do magic, see it in a dream, get sick, etc.)

• Were there any relationships between these individuals other than they lived in Salem?

• Find out which witches the two Accused groups are researching. Who accused each of these

witches and why? What were the outcomes of those trials? What happened to the town of

Salem after these trials?http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/salem/ASAL_BI.HTM