PPT-Brief History of the Salem Witch Trials

The Salem Witch Trials took place in Colonial Massachusetts between 1692 and 1693 More than 200 people were accused of practicing witchcraft 20 were executed Trials have become the prime example of paranoia and injustice. SalemDenison Country Club 18 Hole Golf Course Design & Construction is now offering the Texomaland area, (North Texas and Southern Oklahoma), Fairway Estates, a new highly restricted sub-division. It is a new Golf Course Community in Denison's E.T.J.., Northern Grayson County in Texas. If you are seeking a Peaceful lifestyle, enjoy nature, recreation and privacy, The Crucible. Minister in Salem. . He . believes a group plans to force him to leave Salem, so he tries to strengthen his authority through the witch trials proceeding. . Reverend Parris. Parris’s daughter. . In your notes, please respond to the following questions: . Define hysteria. What are the causes?. What is mob mentality? What are the negative effects?. What makes fear a powerful tool? . “FEAR is an acronym in the English language for ‘False Evidence Appearing Real’.” . The Crucible, . The Salem Witch Trials, and McCarthyism. . What do they all have in common????. Things to Know about Arthur Miller. 1915-2005. Grew up in a working class family; worked as a teenager to earn money to go to college. Do Now. With your small groups, answer the questions:. When you think of witches, what comes to mind?. 2) What were the Salem Witch Trials? (Summarize). The Salem Witch Trials. 1692. Which Witch is Which?. By Alec Holt & Victoria McLain. What role did your character play in the trials?. Mather was not directly involved in the trials.. He wrote to John Richards of Boston urging caution in the use of spectral evidence.. First Year Seminar. Salem: Place, Myth, and . Memory. Miguel Peguero. The Witch Trials of 1692. The Salem Witch Trials began Spring of 1692. A group of young girls in Salem Village claimed to be possessed by the devil and accused a few local women of witchcraft.. By: Joshua . Areta. , Adam Whiteside, Anthony Murphy, . Omadi. . Sarr. The Spark. The witch trials and the imprisonment of the Japanese both started as a result of a beginning, shocking event. For example, in the witch trials, it was the dancing of the girls in the woods and the strange “coma” of Betsy. In the bombing of Pearl Harbor, it was the actual bombing that fulfilled this role. . . . Connect various historical events to literature. Imagine…. You are put in a position where, regardless of anything you do or say, you will undergo terrible punishment.. If you confess to the crime, you will be killed.. Witchcraft . Trials. They wanted to reform their national church by eliminating every shred of Catholic influence . Their attempt to “purify” the Church of England and their own lives was based on the teachings of John . 1953. Salem Witch Trials. 1692-1693 Colonial Massachusetts. 19 men and women, and 2 dogs, were convicted and hanged for witchcraft; more than 200 people were accused. Trials become the prime example of paranoia and injustice. M. ass . H. ysteria. . and the . [organized] . D. eaths. of many . innocent people. Brief Background. . . In 1688 John Putnam, an influential elder of the Salem Village invited Samuel Parris, a successful planter and merchant in Barbados to preach in church. Samuel Parris later accepted a job as a village minister and reverend, and started to live in Salem. With him he brought his family, and an Indian Slave. . What were some beliefs about witchcraft and witches people held in the past?. Belief in magic was almost universal in the past.. Almost all cultures believed that you could use supernatural means, to help make crops grow or to make humans or animals fertile.. The crucible. Prior knowledge. What do you know about the . Salem Witch Trials . and . McCarthyism. ?. How do the two concepts connect?. What do . you. think?. Predictions about the play?. What do you want to know?.