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If you were accused of a crime you did not commit, would you make a false confession and accuse someone else so you could go free?

Yes, I would confess. Anything to keep my out of trouble.

No, I would not confess. I'm not admitting to something I did not do.

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The Salem Witch Trials took place in which New England Colony?

Massachusetts

Connecticut

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What problems were people in Salem facing? Choose all that apply.

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A physician diagnosed the Parris girls as...

delirious with fever.

under an evil hand.

being just silly kids.

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All of the 'afflicted' people were

poor

boys

rich

girls

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What was something all the accused women had in common?

They were all women who were somehow "outsiders" in Salem.

They were all well-respected women

They were all enslaved people

They were all women who had been mean to the girls

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Which of the following did NOT occur to Sarah Good in prison?

She met a young Puritan and married him

Her husband turned against her

Her daughter testified against her

She had a baby

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What were some things that could cause you to be imprisoned as a witch in Salem?

Another "witch" said you were a witch too in her or his confession, in order to go free.

You spoke up against the witch trials.

You tried to bribe the court.

"Spectral evidence" - a child claimed you were sending your spirit or ghost servant to torture her.

Family evidence - your family members said you were a witch or "would be one very easily."

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What did it take for the hysteria to end?

The girls realized they were doing something wrong and apologize

An exorcism was performed in Salem and the evil stopped

Everyone who was accused of being a witch was executed and the accusations stopped.

Someone powerful was accused of witchcraft.

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People being accused of witchcraft

started in Salem

had been around for a milenia

NOTE: In Salem, over 100 people were imprisoned and 20 people were executed. For the executions, 19 were hanged and 1 was pressed to death.

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Salem Witch Trials TED Ed Video

Salem Witch Trials TED Ed Video

If you were accused of a crime you did not commit, would you make a false confession and accuse someone else so you could go free?

The Salem Witch Trials took place in which New England Colony?

What problems were people in Salem facing? Choose all that apply.

A physician diagnosed the Parris girls as...

All of the 'afflicted' people were

What was something all the accused women had in common?

Which of the following did NOT occur to Sarah Good in prison?

What were some things that could cause you to be imprisoned as a witch in Salem?

What did it take for the hysteria to end?

People being accused of witchcraft

What is your opinion as to WHY the Salem witch trials occured?

If you were accused of a crime you did not commit, would you make a false confession and accuse someone else so you could go free?

The Salem Witch Trials took place in which New England Colony?

What problems were people in Salem facing? Choose all that apply.

A physician diagnosed the Parris girls as...

All of the 'afflicted' people were

What was something all the accused women had in common?

Which of the following did NOT occur to Sarah Good in prison?

What were some things that could cause you to be imprisoned as a witch in Salem?

What did it take for the hysteria to end?

People being accused of witchcraft

What is your opinion as to WHY the Salem witch trials occured?