Understanding the Salem Witch Trials

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What comes to mind when you hear the term 'Witch Hunt'?

Understanding the Salem Witch Trials

Go through the following slides. Follow the directions and answer each question carefully.

Draw

Identify where Salem is on the map of Massachusetts.

• Watch the video and explore the website on the next two slides.

• Complete the activities on slides 7-12 using information from both sources.

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Match

Match key figures to their descriptions or roles:

• Tituba

• Rebecca Nurse

• Reverend Samuel Parris

• Sarah Good

Enslaved woman who confessed

Respected woman who was executed

Minister who's daughter was an accuser

The first woman accused of witchcraft.

• Enslaved woman who confessed

• Respected woman who was executed

• Minister who's daughter was an accuser

• The first woman accused of witchcraft.

Open Ended

How did the town’s religious beliefs affect the accusations of witchcraft?

Open Ended

How did people who were accused of being witches try to defend themselves, and what usually happened to them?

Open Ended

What does the video say about how the Salem Witch Trials affected America later on?

Poll

What do you think was the most significant cause of the Salem Witch Trials?

• Fear

• Religion

• Social Rivalries

• Other

Open Ended

Salem Witch Trial Reflection: What was the most surprising fact you learned about the Salem Witch Trials? How can we connect this event to today's society?