Salem Witch Trials Video Question sheet Answers – Flashcards
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In what years did the Salem Witch Trials occur?
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1692
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What historic book prompted the witch hunts?
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Holy Bible
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Witchhunt
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conducted by supersticious villagers to get rid of enemies
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How do you prove someone was a witch?
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the devil's teet, piercing the mark, swimming a witch
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what was the inquistion?
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Popes giving people permission to kill anyone involved with the devil
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What group of people settled in Massachusetts for religious reasons?
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Puritans
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Where was the first witch hunt in America conducted?
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1648
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Who investigated the case of Goodwife Glover?
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Cotton Mather
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Why was Salem particularly vulnerable to witch hunts?
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cut off from main town, uneducated, lived by the woods
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What were Puritans always looking for signs of?
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Predestination
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How were women expected to act in 1692?
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silent, submissive to husband, mother to children
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How did land disputes contribute to tension in Salem?
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merchants and farmers fought over land and accused one of being involved with the devil to resolve argument
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Where/Whose house did the Salem witch trials begin?
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Reverand Samuel Paris's kitchen
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How did Tibuta entertain the girls she cared for?
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told tales of magic and horror. demonstrated voodoo tricks
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What was the doctor's explanation for the girls' odd behavior?
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spiritual cause, witchcraft
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What people did the girl's blame?
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Tibuta, Sarah Good, and Sarah Osbourne
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Why were Sarah Good and Sarah Osbourne targets of witchcraft?
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Sarah Good was a town begger. Sarah Osbourne married an indentured servant. They did not attend church.
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Why was spectral evidence dangerous?
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There was only one witness and no real proof
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Who was the Magistrate in charge of the trial?
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John Hathhorn
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How many witches did Tibuta say signed the book?
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9
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How did status or standing in the community play a role in the Salem Witch Trials?
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when those of higher status were accused it created fear
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What did Rev. Barrows recite before he was hung?
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the Lord's prayer from beggining to end
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How many years later to Salem recongnize the trials as a mistake?
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5 years later
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How did the witch trials affect modern ideas about American justice?
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innocent until proven guilty
