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THE SALEM WITCH TRIALS
Dylan Discher
Mrs. Martin’s 2nd Period
10-13-11
WHAT'S A WITCH ?
Witch- somebody with magic powers: somebody,
especially a woman, who is supposed to have
magical or wonder-working powers that are most
often used to cause harm
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Picture2 http://tradingphrases.com/witch-moon-halloween-decals.html
WHY DID THE WITCH TRIALS HAPPEN ?
The puritans being extremely religious
& superstitious had not attempted to
find a scientific explanation for the
symptoms of the girls that were
bewitched. So they blamed people.
TITBUA
No one knows anything about her before witch trials and after
she was released and sold
Her main job (as a servant) was to care for the Parris children
while there parents where away.
She liked to entertain the children with stories of magic, fort ion
telling, and spirits.
The children began to act strangely under her care behaving
strangely, this lead to Mr. Parris to feel suspicious.
Titbua was beaten by Mr. Parris until she confessed to being a
witch then imprisoned.
ANN PUTNAM
Born in Salem Massachusetts, Died 1706
Listened to Tibua's stories in secrete and
eventually broke out into fits.
She made the most and the wildest accusations
this made her the ring leader of the girls that have
been bewitched.
She was used to identify witches during the trials.
Unlike outher accusers she apologized for her
behiver
SARAH GOOD
Excited July 19th, 1692
She hade many failed marriages leaving her and her last husband to
beg for food and shelter.
She mumbled angrily when people denied to help, this lead people to
believe they were curses on them or their livestock.
Her daughter confessed to being a witch to be with her in prison.
Before she was excited she said to minister Noyles “you are a liar I
am no more a witch than you a wizard , if you take my life god will give
you blood to drink.’’ (he died many years later from internal bleeding).
GILES CORY
Excicuted September 19, 1692 (first person to ever be pressed to
death in Salem).
He was a wealthy farmer member of church, and always involved
in lawsuits.
He was accused (with his wife)stayed in prison for mouths before
finally getting a trial.
He refused to plead guilty or innocent. the reason for this was
because no one was on his side. That lead him to his punishment,
pressed to death
SAMUEL SEWALL
Born 1652 Hampshire England, Died Boston 1730
He was a judge for the trials (interrogator).
After the trials he wrote a confession out of guilt
because of the trials.
He set aside one day each year to honor dead and
pray for forgiveness. He was the only judge to
publically express regret for his role in the trials.
CONCLUSION
I thing that the trials were an unnecessary event in
our history. It’s a shame that it happened. If I was
accused of practicing witchcraft I would attempt to
leave town if possible. I wouldn't want to be caught
up in all that mess!
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WORKS CITED
Orr Tamara. The Salem witch trials. San Diego, CA:
Blackberch press, 2004.