Witch trials

1. In what year did the Salem witch trials begin?

• 1492

• 1607

• 1692

• 1776

2. Where did the witch trials take place?

• Plymouth

• Salem, Massachussetts

• Jamestown

• Nueva York

3. What religious group dominated Salem at that time?

• Puritans

• Catholics

• Quakers

• Anglicans

4. What triggered the first accusations of witchcraft?

• A war between colonies

• The strange behavior of some girls

• A solar eclipse

• The arrival of African slaves

Who was one of the first women accused of witchcraft?

• Abigail Williams

• Tituba

• Mary Warren

• Elizabeth Proctor

What were the girls doing that was considered evidence of witchcraft?

• They screamed, convulsed and said they saw spirits

• They escaped to the forest

• They refused to pray

• They stole food

What kind of evidence did they use in the trials?

• Scientific tests

• Medical testimonies

• Forced confessions and accusations without real evidence

• DNA tests

What punishment did most of the accused receive?

• Exile

• Hanging

• Burning at the stake

• Life imprisonment

9. How many people were executed during the trials?

• 5

• 45

• 100

• 20

10. What important consequence did this event have in the history of the United States?

• Accelerated independence

• It showed the dangers of mass hysteria and the lack of evidence in trials.

• Strengthened the religious system

• A civil war started