The Salem Witch Trials

If one was to plead innocent, you were taken to trial in which you were allowed no lawyer and unable to call witnesses to the stand on your behalf. You stood before a jury which unanimously believed in the idea of witchcraft and were asked unanswerable questions such as �How do you explain the fact that these afflicted girls fall into fits the minute you enter the room�. It was this option that lead to the hanging of 19 innocent men and women and the one time that the defendant was found innocent, the jury was sent back to reconsider.

In late January of 1692 cousins Betty Parris, age 9, and Abigail Williams, age 11 and daughter of Reverend Samuel Parris, broke out in uncontrollable fits described as being beyond the power of Epileptic Fits or natural disease to The two girls were recorded to have sporadically started to scream, throw objects about the room, crawl under furniture, utter obscure sounds, and twist their bodies into uncomfortable positions. They cried with complaints of being pinched and pricked with pins and were completely uncontrollable during the outbursts. After a series of several examinations and meetings with the girls, Sarah Good, Sarah Osborne, and Tituba were accused and arrested for participating in witch craft.

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1. The Salem Witch Trials started in what year?
1492
1992
1692
1792
2. Those accused of practicing witchcraft were later viewed as...
supporters of the church
outcasts
influencial
depends on their socail class
3. How many people were hung at Gallows Hill in Salem Village?
32
13
26
19
4. A witch was defined as someone who...
had signed the Devil's book
could use people's bodies without their consent
had disregard to Puritan beliefs
all of the above
5. True or False: Salem Village was known for its prosperity and trade with London.
True
False
6. All of the Following are Puritan beliefs EXCPET:
people of a high level of authority could not become a witch/wizard
The Devil is as real as God
one should be severly punished for sleeping in church
Children were considered apart of the lowest social class
7. The minister of Salem Village was...
Christopher Columbus
Samuel Parris
Tituba
Abigail Williams
8. which of the following was true about a witch trial?
it was held in the middle of a cemetery
the alleged witch was hooked up to a lie detector
the alleged witch was not allowed a lawyer
there was no jury present
9. All of the following would exemmpt you from being a witch except...
being able to recite the lords prayer
being afflicted
going to church
passing the "touch test"
10. A pregnant woman who was accused of being a witch was not hung because...
a witch was incapable of getting pregnat
the woman baby may not work for the devil
killing a child was against puritan beliefs
killing both a mother and child would further upset Satan

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