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HOLLITZ – CHAPTER 2
SALEM WITCH TRIALS
SARA EMAMI
HOLLITZ – CHAPTER 2
SALEM WITCH TRIALSGROUP ASSIGNMENT
In your groups of 4-5, recall what you witnessed in the Salem Witch Trials documentary. What surprised you most and how would you relate the incidents which transpired during the trial to present day (historical) instances of injustice? Be prepared to discuss your thoughts in 10 minutes.
Massachusetts
Tituba
Accusers/Afflicted…
Ann Putnam Betty Parris
Mercy Lewis Mary Walcott
Susanneh Sheldon Mary Warren
Elizabeth Hubbard
Symptoms…
Convlusions Seizures “Dumb”
Biting/Pinching sensations
Hallucinations Fever
Procedures in Witchcraft Trial1. The afflicted person makes a complaint to the
Magistrate about a suspected witch. The complaint is sometimes made through a third person.
2. The Magistrate issues a warrant for the arrest of the accused person.
2. The accused person is taken into custody and examained by two or more Magistrates. If, after listening to testimony, the Magistrate believes that the accused person is probably guilty, the accused is sent to jail for possible reexamination and to await trial.
4. The case is presented to the Grand Jury. Depositions relating to the guilt or innocence of the accused are entered into evidence.
5. If the accused is indicted by the Grand Jury, he or she is tried before the Court of Oyer and Terminer. A jury, instructed by the Court, decides the defendant's guilt.
6. The convicted defendant receives his or her sentence from the Court. In each case at Salem, the convicted defendant was sentenced to be hanged on a specified date.
7. The Sheriff and his deputies carry out the sentence of death on the specified date.
That said…
Witch “Tests”
+ Touch Test
+ Floating Test
+ Witches’ Marks
+ Lord’s Prayer Test
The End of the Salem Witch Trials…1. People began to wonder at the accusations of highly-
respected Salem residents.
2. Nineteen witches were hung at Gallows Hill; four died in prison; two dogs were killed; one man was pressed to death; and scores of suspects were held in prison.
3. Notable differences between the accused and the accusers have been researched.
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