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SALEM WITCH TRIALS

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February 1692-May 1693

A DARK TIME FOR SALEM

This image is of of another woman being accused of witchcraft

Conflict in the Parris Household

The Salem Witch Trials took place in Salem, Massachusetts between

House. So the afflicted girls all claimed that the slave of the Parris household,

February 1692 and May 1693. You

Tituba was behind it. Outraged by this

would not want to be in Salem at this time, it was very dark and gory. It all

Reverend Samuel Parris beat Tituba and locked her in his barn. Tituba had

began when Betty Parris broke out with a fever and random fits that came

confessed to witchcraft earlier in the meeting house so instead of being

out of the blue. The doctor had never

executed she was put in prison. This

quite seen anything like this before and diagnosed her with “witchcraft.”

was only the start of The Salem Witch Trials.

Soon after Betty’s cousin and friends all started to have fits, they were later

Executions If the accused did not confess to witchcraft then they would be hung, drowned, tortured, or even squashed to death.

known as the afflicted. So Betty’s father Reverend Samuel Parris had a meeting held at the Salem Meeting

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The Puritans The Puritans were a group of

to the stand and were asked to confess many did confess so they

Christians who believed that

could be put in prison and live but

doomsday was upon them and that the devil, Satan was lurking the Earth.

others that did not confess to it were not so lucky. If you did not confess

The Puritans believed that Satan chose his servants also known as

you were either hung, tortured, drowned, burned to death, or even

witches. They thought that Satan gave

squashed to death by rocks.

something to them in return for practicing the dark arts. Whenever

The Verdict

something strange happened the Puritans blamed it on witchcraft. The

All dark times do come to an end.

Eventually Governor Phips let all of the

Puritans also thought that the witches

accused witches out of prison. But not

were against God’s Will.

all of the accused came out of prison alive some were chained to the wall

The Accused Many innocent people were accused of witchcraft by the afflicted

and the conditions of the prisons were absolutely horrible. The Salem Witch Trials ended in May of 1693.

girls. The accused were tested to see if they could recite the Lord’s Prayer, but if they couldn’t they were called witches. The accused were brought up

This image is of Satan and the “witches”

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LETTER Dear William,s This is your sister Susanna English. I hope your travels at sea are well.

But the main reason I have sent you this letter is because I think you should know what is going on here in Salem. The daughter of Reverend Samuel Parris has claimed to be possessed by witches. Soon after the friends of Betty Parris became “possessed.” After that everything blew out into this huge conflict about who was the witch that was afflicting them.

If the accused do not confess to witchcraft than they will be killed! But if they do confess to it then they will be sent to prison. A few days ago Mother and Father were accused of witchcraft and sent to prison. I need advice and I need it now!

-Susanna English.

Dear Susanna, In response to your letter I appreciate you sending it to me. It is hard to believe that mother and father were accused of witchcraft. I know it must be hard to live like this but it will end eventually.

I should be home sometime soon. All I have for advice is hang in there you’ll make it, stay strong.

-William English

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Page #32 “The hour was late when I got to Salem Town, where candlelight from all the house windows threw a soft glow on the darkened streets.”

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1. Salem Town/Village Massachusetts

Proper Noun

Salem Town/Village is where the story takes place.

Salem Town/Village was meaningful to this time period because that is where the Witch Trials happened.

2. Betty Parris

Proper Noun

Betty Parris was one Page # of the afflicted girls who claimed to be possessed by witches.

Betty Parris was actually an afflicted girl during the Salem Witch Trials.

3. Breakneck

Adverb

Dangerously or extremely fast

Page #158 “You were going at a breakneck speed.”

It is relevant because it describes what a character was doing.

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Scandalmongering

Verb

A person who circulates scandal

Page #6 “Scandalmongering was Sarah’s best talent.”

It is meaningful to the story because it was talking about one of the accused witches.

5. Blasphemy

Noun

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10. Reverend Samuel Parris

Proper Noun

Reverend Samuel

Parris was the man who held the council meetings so the afflicted girls could accuse people of witchcraft.

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