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It Can Lead to Disaster…Slide2

Witch

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~The Salem Witch Trials~

BY: Daniel Allen

Jennie Estep

Jacob Faust

Paul LongSlide3

1. Students will be able to identify the major events and ideas of the Salem Witch Trials.2. Students will be able to interpret the concept that literature can both affect history and be affected by history.3. Students will be able to draw connections Between the events of 1692 and the modern world.ObjectivesSlide4

What Are The Salem Witch Trials?Slide5

Our Founding Fathers Established this Country on the Idea of Religious Freedom…The Puritans Had a Different IdeaBut, Before Their Time…Slide6

Why Are the Salem Witch Trails So Important to American History?They Shaped the Early Stages of the American Judicial System.Slide7

The Red ScareSlide8

Part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.Under British Rule (Before the United States was its Own Country).Before the Salem Trials About a Dozen People Were Put to Death in Europe for the Crime of Witchcraft.

The ColonySlide9

The AreaDevastated by Illness.Poor Sanitation.Fear of Indian AttacksEndless Petty Arguments.Where should the fence go?

Whose cow ate whose crops?

When debts should be settled?

The Colony

The PeopleSlide10

Also Called The “Afflicted”Abigail WilliamsBelieved to be the “ringleader”Only 11 Years OldMoved to Salem in 1689Elizabeth “Betty” ParrisCousin to Abigail WilliamsOnly 9 Years OldThe Preacher’s Daughter

The Accusers Slide11

Ann Putnam, Jr.12 Years OldFriend of the Parris HouseholdMary WarrenOldest of the Accusers (20 Years Old)Changed Her AccusationsAccused of Witchcraft HerselfResumed Original Position and Acquitted

The Accusers Slide12

Parris Family Slave.Originally from Barbados.Part Indian Part BlackTold the “Afflicted” Girls Tales About Voodoo and Supernatural Events. Accused of Witchcraft by Abigail Williams and Betty Parris.She Admitted To Practicing Witchcraft.

TitubaSlide13

SATAN?Disease, natural disasters, bad luck…all work of the devil.

Satan recruits witches and wizards to work for him.

Troubled times make it seem likely that Satan was active.

Smallpox, Strife, Frontier wars with Indians.

What Caused The Mass Hysteria?Slide14

Convulsive ergotism

, a disease caused by eating infecting rye that can produce hallucinations.

Teenage Boredom

No T.V. (OMG), No IPODs (OH NO!), and lots of Bible Reading!!

Judges receptive to accusations of witchcraft.

As a way to shift blame for their wartime failures

Admission of spectral evidence

(SHADY!)

What Caused The Mass Hysteria?Slide15

Confessing “witches” adding credibility to earlier charges.

Old feuds between the accusers and the accused spurring charges of witchcraft.

The whole town went CRAZY!

What Caused The Mass Hysteria?Slide16

Inside The CourtroomOver 200 People Were AccusedSlide17

The Court was Set Up by Governor William Phipps on June 27, 1692.1st A person was accused of witchcraft.2nd That person was arrested.3rd That person was the questioned by 2 or more magistrates.A magistrate is an officer of the court with limited power such as a Justice of the Peace.

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The case was then presented to the Grand Jury.

This is when pleas were entered.

ProceedingsSlide18

5th If indicted the person would then stand trial.The jury was made up of 7 magistrates to decide guilt or innocence. 6th If convicted the person would then receive their death sentence and date of execution.7th The sheriff and his deputies would then carry out the sentences. Slide19
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The ExecutionsSlide21

19 People Were Hung14 Women and 5 Men1 Man (71 Years Old) was Crushed To Death by Stones.Bridget Bishop

Sarah Good

Elizabeth How

Susannah Martin

Rebecca Nurse

Sarah Wilds

George Burroughs

Martha Carrier

George JacobsJohn Proctor

John WillardGiles Cory

Mary EastyAlice ParkerMary Parker

Ann PudeatorMargaret Scott

Wilmont ReddSamuel Wardwell

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All of the Victims Pleaded Innocent and Begged for Mercy.One Woman Pleaded Guilty and Her Execution was Delayed. She was Eventually Pardoned.Governor William Phipps Finally Disbanded the Court 4 Months later on October 29, 1692. He had received a Lot of Outcry and Letters and His Own Wife was Even Accused of Witchcraft. He Pardoned All Accused that were Still in Prison.Slide23

Can Literature Effect History?Or Vise Versa?Slide24

~ Minister~ Author of Memorable Providences 1689~ He outlined the “symptoms” of witchcraft~ Claims he did not attend the trials of Salem, but he was reported to be at several executions on Gallows Hill~ He wrote about the trials before they were dissolved.

Cotton MatherSlide25

Would the “Afflicted” Girls Have Been Able To Pull Off Their Acts Without Cotton Mather?

*Hint, Hint…His Book was in the House Where Everything Started*Slide26

~American Novelist and Short Story Writer.~Born in Salem, Massachusetts. ~His Birth Name was Nathaniel Hathorne.~He was the Grandson to John Hathorne

– One of the Judges from the Salem Witch Trials.

Nathaniel Hawthorne Slide27

~He Added the “w” to His Name After Learning of the Evil His Grandfather Had Done During the Trials.

Nathaniel HawthorneSlide28

“Young Goodman Brown” – Nathaniel HawthorneGoody Cloyse – Book CharacterSarah Cloyse – Sister to 2 Hanging Victims (Accused but Not Indicted).“The Crucible” – Arthur MillerThis is a PlayIncludes Multiple Victims, Accusers, Authority Figures, and Family Members of Those Involved in the Trials. He wrote this reenactment in response to Unfair Government Treatment by the Un-American Activities Committee.

Victims Live On In LiteratureSlide29

Or Vise Versa?Can Literature Effect History?Slide30

What Happened During the Salem Witch Trails?Slide31

Do You Have Any Moles, Birthmarks, or Other Discoloration of the Skin? If So… You may contain the “Witch’s Mark”… You may be a WITCH!!Slide32

Have You Ever Skipped Church?If so … OH, NO!! You must be working with the DEVIL!!Slide33

Do You Know Any Mentally Unstable People?Careful … They may be tricked into confessing to witchcraft … And name you as a WITCH!!!Slide34

Do You Own a Pet?Pets are familiars of the DEVIL!!Slide35

If Someone Tied Your Right Thumb to Your Left Toe Would Your Body Float in Water?Obviously The DEVIL is Keeping You Afloat!Slide36

What Now?~Flee Salem~Accuse Someone Else~Confess Even Though Your Innocent~Plead Innocent and Stand Trial~Refuse to Stand Trial and Face the ConsequencesSlide37

Test On Friday…Hope You Paid Attention!!!