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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