Salem Witch TrialsBy Laurie Lakier

Class 7C3

Objective –The student will learn what happened during Salem Witch Trials.

What do you already know about witches?

Objective

Witches are “evil” people who work for the devil.

People with warts, pimples and moles were suspected.

Witches usually have imps so usually people with a lot of pets were accused.

Witches were thought to create thunder, sink ships, and kill sheep. Baaaaaa why me?

What are witches ?

Well, it started in 1692,with two girls named Elizabeth Parris and Abigail Williams.

Annnnnnnnnnnnd a slave named Tituba. Tituba told stories about voodoo, devil and

witches. She taught the girls how to mew like cats, grunt like hogs, and bark like dogs.

It was fun, but the girls pushed it too far…

How did this all start?

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On Sunday’s church meeting the girls called out silly things. That is what started it all.

NOBODY COULD INTERUPT A CHURCH SERVICE EXCEPT FOR THE DEVIL.

The two girls accused poor Tituba. Then the slave confessed that she flied on

a broom. How nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How did this start? cont.

When the girls realized what they have done, it was too late. People were accusing each other.

The girls couldn’t tell the truth because it was too late.

The girls also probably liked calling out in church meetings and goofing around.

Why in the world would they accuse someone?

A person complained on a “witch” . The accused person was then arrested and

put in jail. The witch was inspected and put on trail. The only hope for a person on the trial was

that the judge would not sentence him or her to death.

What happened when someone was accused?

The person claimed to be a witch was tested, usually pricked with pins ( the pricking was to

find witch marks).Another way of testing was to read the bible. Beware if you do any of these things you could be

suspected as a witch, such as singing, reading, and spending time by yourself.

The judge made the decision and the sentence was carried out.

The sheriff hanged the “witches” as the sentence said.

What happened when someone was accussed?

In 1693 the Salem Witch Trials ended with one mistake. Somebody accused Revenderes Hale’s wife.

After this nobody ever accused anybody. The colony paid money to the families of

the victims of the Salem Witch Hunt.

SALEM WITCH TRIAL ENDED

What is What is

happening?

Write a paraghraph paragraph

of what you think.

Analyze a Picture

Picture Analyzed Who is

this? What are they doing to her?

What is this? Who

are are these people? What are they What are they

doing?

Picture Analyzed

Who is this this? Why

is there a woman

plead pleading him?

Analyze Picture

This is a Witch witch. The

old woman

is looking for a witch for a witch

mark.

Picture Analyzed Answers

These are suppose

to be victims of witch craft.

Picture Analyzed

This is the judge and

th the woman

is pleading

to spare the the woman.

Picture Analyzed

1.What year did the Salem Witch Trials take place?

a)1697 c) 1762 b) 1692 d) none

2.How was a person tested if he or she was a witch or not?

a)pins c)fire b)stones d)cats

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3. Which one was a trait of a witch? a)spying c)listening b)staring d)singing

4.Tituba taught the girls how to a)grow spiky hair c)mew like cats b)make magic d)none

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5. How did the Salem Witch Trial end? Somebody accused… a)Tituba c) Abigal W. b)Elizabeth P. d) Reverend Hale’s wife

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Good job, Guys!!!!!!!!!

Thank You For Listening my Lesson There is no such thing as witches.

The History of US Making of the Thirteen Colonies by Joy Hakim

World Book http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftr

ials/salem/salem.htm http://www.salemwitchtrials.com/

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