Saleem Witch Trials
Published on Nov 20, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
WHAT WAS SALEM WITCH TRIALS
- It was a series of hearings and prosecutions of people that were accused of being witches
- The one that were coming up with the accusation were the little girls of the town
- A bunch of girls who were bored and had nothing to do
- Took place from February 1692- May 1693
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PEOPLE
- Abigail Willian-Most active accuser and 1st teen Who started feeling pinches
- Sarah Good- Was one of the 1st accused; accused of her reputation
- Sarah Osborne-accused because puritans thought she was selfish
- Tituba-accused for teaching the girls about demons and fortune telling
- All womens named expect abigail were outcasts
Photo by Len Radin
CAUSES OF WITCHCRAFT ORDEAL
- Teen Boredom (work of the devil)
- Strongly believing in Satan and "Invisible World"
- Old feuds between neighbor
- Priest were unable to be accused
EFFECTS OF WITCHCRAFT ORDEAL
- Boredom=Teens founds somthing to doing by accusing people as witches
- Strong Belief of Satan= People toke the accusations very serious
- Feuds w/ neighbor= Parents had their kids accusing people the didnt like
- Reverends accused= A Reverend got accused and they knew teens were lying
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WAYS OF IDENTIFYING A WITCH
- A witch were unable to recite The Lords Prayer
- Having a poppets shaped like a human
- Books of Palmistry and horoscopes
- Pots of ointments
- If the accused touched the accuser and stoped their fit
Photo by Len Radin
END OF WITCH TRIALS
- People stopped believing because any one was geting hanged
- Abigail ran away and so did some other girls
- George Burroughs(a minister) recited the Lords Prayer during his hanging
- Devoted people of the church were hanged which also made doubts
