Process
Read the article, and watch the video in order to learn about a time in history called the Salem Witch Trials in order to better understand "Half Hanged Mary" and The Crucible. Then answer the questions on another sheet of paper in CSRQ. You must paraphrase the information and not just respond word for word. Plagiarism will not be tolerated.
Salem Witch Trials
http://www.famous-trials.com/salem/2078-sal-acct
*Read “An Account of Events in Salem,” and answer the following questions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MmV42tUjfs
- When did the Salem Witch Trials occur?
- How many people were hanged as a result of the trials?
- What were the forces in conflict at the start of the trials?
- How else did they kill people accused of witchcraft in Salem?
- How did all the trouble of the witchcraft trials begin?
- What are some theories given for the girls’ afflictions (sicknesses)?
- How did Cotton Mather’s book and Dr. Grigg’s opinion help to create the problem – and then make it worse?
- What belief did the Puritans have that would allow them to believe the girls who accused so many people of being involved in witchcraft?