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Do NowWhat comes to your
mind when you think of witches?
List all ideas and thoughts.
II. Salem Witch Trials - People were accused of being witches A. How it began
Religious beliefs are the key factor
- Puritans believed there was a constant struggle between good and evil
- The devil picked the weakest people (women, children, and the insane)
B. Winter of 1692 1. Was not a lot to do for children in the winter- Did not have time to use their imagination- 3 young girls spent their nights watching a slave do magic, fortune telling, and listening to her stories
2. January 1692 the girls begin to have odd behavior - In church they begin screaming, twitching, and rolling on the floor - People are scared and want to know who did this to them
3. Pressure - The girls accuse 3 women of casting spells - A slave (Tituba) - A homeless beggar (Sarah Good) - An old woman who married her servant (Sarah Osborne)
All 3 were seen as social outcasts - As time goes on more and more people are accused - Over 150 people were thrown in jail
4. Results - Both women and men were put on trial for witchcraft - 19 will be found guilty and hung
- One man will be crushed to death by stones
- 4 others die in jail- All claim they are
innocent- Later in life the 3
girls withdraw their accusations/claims