Salem Witch Trials Video Question Review

When did the Salem witch trials take place?

• 1492

• 1692

• 1992

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Select ALL of the factors that contributed to the difficult life in Salem during that time:

Groups:

(a) DID contribute

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(b) Did NOT contribute

• fear of starvation

• battles with neighbors

• strained relationships between villagers

• idle time

• strict and isolated

• natural disasters

• too many celebrations

• fear of disease

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The first three women to be accused were also considered “outsiders in some way Match the accused witch to the contributing circumstance for why they may have been easily accused:

• Absent from church

• Tituba

• Enslaved woman

• Sarah Good

• Poor single mother

• Sarah Osbourne

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How did the authorities handle the accusations and trials during the Salem witch trials?

• They thoroughly investigated each accusation to find the truth.

• They encouraged the accused to confess and seek forgiveness.

• They dismissed all charges as baseless and protected the accused.

• They allowed the accused to choose their own form of punishment.

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What type of evidence did they accept?

• 1. scientific evidence

• 1. spectral evidence

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Many of the accused in Salem were willing to make _____ confessions to save themselves.

• True

• False

• Accurate

• Incomplete

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A primary theme learned from The Salem Witch Trials is:

• 1. Lies cannot harm others.

• 1. History is unimportant in modern times.

• 1. Group think and scapegoating can be dangerous.

• 1. Humans generally value their community over their own needs.

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