Salem Witchcraft Trials

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Salem Witchcraft Trials

• By Kennwynne

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What were the Salem Witchcraft Trials?

• People were accused of being witches
• Mostly women but some men
• It was a crazy time
• People were killed

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How did it start?

• Tituba A slave told stories about witches to
  little girls
• The girls pretended to be bewitched
• Do you know why they did this?
• They were Bored!
• And For Land

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What Happened During This Time?

• People were turning against each other
• Some of the high people were accused
• Everyones word counted
• if you enemies you could accuse them of being
  witches

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Trials!

• Many were accused
• Even a dog was accused
• Some of the people that were accused were put to
  trial
• twenty people died
• Being hung was common

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The Accused of Salem

• Sarah Good
• Sarah Osborne
• Tituba
• Rebecca Nurse
• Elizabeth Howe
• Susanna Martin
• Sarah Wilds
• Sarah Morey
• Mary Lacy Jr.
• Mary Lacy Sr.
• Dorcas Good

• Mary Osgood
• John Jackson Sr.
• Elizabeth Procter
• Martha Corey
• Phillip English
• Sarah Cloyce
• Mary Easty
• Samuel Wardwell
• John Willard
• Bridget Bishop
• Elizabeth Paris

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The Accused Of Salem

• Abigail Adams
• Sarah Parker
• Joan Penny
• Sarah Pense
• Mary Parker
• Elizabeth Paine
• Abigail Hobbs
• John Procter
• Giles Corey
• Mary Warren
• Lydia Dustin
• George Jacobs,Sr.

• Margaret Scott
• Ann Foster
• John Lee
• Mercy Lewis
• Jane Lily
• Mary Marston
• Hannah Post
• Mary Post
• Susannah Post
• Margaret Prince
• Benjamin Procter
• Alice Parker

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How It Ended

• People came to their senses and stopped the
  accusations
• One girl apologized
• But I think people were changed
• Wouldnt you be?

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Why did twenty innocent people Die?

• The hysteria of the girls caused people to be
  scared
• For all they knew, a rat or something couldve
  been a witch
• Since it was a small town, word travels fast and
  it could be changed
• Havent you played Telephone?

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• Thanks For Watching!

The End