Salem Witch Trials WebQuest

what year did the salem witch trials occur?

1692

what event started the whole problem?

a small girl felt sick and was having "fitts"

describe the symptoms of the girls fits

convulsions, contortions, outbursts of gibberish

how many innocent people died?

25

who was the adversary of the puritans?

the devil

to which animal is this adversary compared?

a lion

what were the two parts that salem was divided into?

a prosperous town, a farming village

what did the villagers establish in 1689?

their own church

who was chosen as minister of the new church?

reverend samuel parris

when they got tired of his rigid ways and demands for money, what does the town vow to do to the reverend?

drive him out

what was the reverend parris' daughters name? who was her cousin?

betty, abigail williams

what do the girls like to do for fun? what did they like to listen to?

listen to Tiuba tell tales

what strange thing happened in 1692 that horrified doctors and ministers?

betty started having "fitts"

who did the puritan people blame it on?

the supernatural - witches, they thought the woman they were hanging around were witches

what did the girls do to avoid getting in trouble?

they claimed innosence

what does tiuba say in her confession?

the devil came to her, there are many more undiscovered witches

what does the town now go in search of?

finding witches

how do those who confess to being witches differ from those who maintain their innocence?

people who confess seem to be surviving and protecting oneself while innocent people have extreme steadfast faith in their own innocence

what does this allow "confessed witches" to do?

blame people from being witches

who put an end to the salem witch trials?

william phips

what does phips do with the accused people accused of witchcraft who are awaiting trial in jail?

let them go as long as they could pay their jail bills

who is reverend parris' successor? how does he help heal the wounds of the trials?

reverend joseph green, he seated foes beside one another in the court

how did Massachusetts try to fix the damage done by the trials?

day of atonement, bill to restore rights and good names

how did Salem and Danvers try to fix the damage done by the trials?

they dedicated memorials

Tituba

Slave who kept house for Reverend Parris; accused of being a witch

Samuel Parris

Minister; remained controversial; accuser

Ann Putnam

Close friend of afflicted girl; accuser

Abigail Williams

Parris' niece; witness

Mary Warren

Servant; accuser

Bridget Bishop

Outcast; former Puritan; accused of witchcraft

Martha Corey

Only accused witch to be found not guilty

Rebecca Nurse

executed for witchcraft

Giles Corey

Defendant torched to death refusing to enter plea at his trial

Where in relation to boston is salem located

14 miles away

Why might the Puritans have chosen to settle in Salem

Location to the Atlantic Ocean

What are some examples of how salem capitalizes on an promotes its history

preserved all of the original trials; Salem Village Witchcraft Memorial

What is Salem's nickname

Witch City or City of Peace