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Salem Witchcraft: Pictures That Will “Sweep” You
off Your Feet
Buildup to Disaster
• Salem, MA
• King Philip’s War, 1675: Many killed
• 1685: King James II revoked charter for colony
• MA required to eliminate voting restrictions for Quakers
• Black slaves increased in MA
The Villagers in Salem
• Wanted independent church from town
• Chose Samuel Parris, merchant, as new minister
• Demanded $$ for services; rigid in ways
• 1691- villagers stop paying salary
Disaster Strikes
• Feb. 1692 – Betty Paris and two friends became ill– Delirious– Fits– Dr. Griggs suggests girls “bewitched”
• 3 other girls claim affliction
Tormentors
Witch cake
• Sarah Good, poor woman
• Sarah Osbourn, elderly
woman
• Tituba, slave who told
them voodoo stories
Proceedings
• Osbourn/Good claim innocence
• Tituba confesses, admits:– Undiscovered witches in camp– Wanted to destroy community
Witch Hunt Rampage
• 19 men/women hanged, one man pressed
• 150 imprisoned, awaiting trial