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The Salem Witch Trials

The Salem Witch Trials. BY: Alex Rochowski, Braxton Caldwell, Lexi Johnson, and Sara H eppard. What were some beliefs about witchcraft and witches people held in the past?. Witches were believed to be agents of Satan on Earth. Anyone could be a witch.

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The Salem Witch Trials

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  1. The Salem Witch Trials BY: Alex Rochowski, Braxton Caldwell, Lexi Johnson, and Sara Heppard

  2. What were some beliefs about witchcraft and witches people held in the past? • Witches were believed to be agents of Satan on Earth. • Anyone could be a witch. • Witches can force others to do their will. • They can also cause pain for others just with body movements.

  3. What were the Salem witchcraft trials? • Trials prosecuting young people in Salem. • Mainly women. • Sentences were based on the Bible. • All were found guilty. • Similar to modern day hate and persecution of Muslims. • Accusers later apologized because they knew it was fake.

  4. What are some possible explanations for the Salem witchcraft trials? • Puritan ideas became extreme. • People feared anything involving the Devil. • Medical knowledge at the time could not explain severe illnesses. • Easy way to settle disputes. • People were paranoid about witchcraft, so any hint of it freaked people out.

  5. What options did an accused witch have in Salem? • Either they admit to being a witch and are executed or they refuse and get banned from their village.

  6. How quickly did things get out of hand in Salem? • As soon as the people of Salem expected that there were witches in their town ; they began manhunts and arrested anybody who they thought was a witch.

  7. How long did the Salem witchcraft trials go on for? • The Salem Witch trials began in January 1692 and lasted until May 1693.

  8. What sort of evidence was used to arrest accused witches? • Convulsive seizures • Screaming • trance like states • talking to yourself • not going to church • speaking in foreign languages

  9. Do "witch hunts" still happen? • Yes, in other countries people still accuse others of witchcraft

  10. Can you think of anything else that has happened in this country that would also be considered a "witch hunt"? • The Red Scare: when many innocent people got in trouble out of the fear that they could be communists.

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