The Salem Witch Trials
By: Dylan Wallace
Who were the first accusers? What happened that made them start to accuse people? What are the explanations for their behaviors?
The first accusers Ann Putnam, Abigail Williams, Reverend Parr.
They started accusing because people were starting to scream and having combultions.
Combulitions
Who did they accuse
Young females
What was used as evidence to show someone was a witch?
Put them under the water and if they floated they were a witch but if they sank and drowned they were not
Where did this event take place?
Colonial Massachusetts in a small village called Salem
When was the time period of the event?
1692-1693
How were people executed?
They were hung
What was the importance of the Lord’s Prayer?
The accused were to recite the lord's prayer with out slip ups or they would be found guilty of preforming witch crafts.
Why might the economy of Massachusetts have caused the hysteria?
Because people that were higher up in class were accusing the lower class farm people of being witches and wizards.