Salem Witch Trials

About 50,000 Europeans were put to death for witchcraft between 1650 and 1750.

• True

• False

The process of identifying witches started with people mysteriously dying.

• True

• False

An accusation identifies the suspect of a crime.

• True

• False

Salem Village was a wealthy community.

• True

• False

All the people of Salem Village were happy to have Samuel Parris as their new preacher.

• True

• False

Elizabeth Parris and Abigail _______ started having strange fits of rage and screaming.

Samuel Parris pressured Betty and Abigail to ________ their tormentor.

The two girls said they had been influenced by voodoo tales told to them by ____.

Giles __(last name)__ refused to plead guilty so they crushed him under rocks.

The governor said it was not allowed to use evidence that is only seen in their ___.