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The Salem Witch Trials



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5 After someone concluded that a loss, illness or death had been caused by witchcraft, the accuser entered a complaint against the alleged witch with the local ______.
7 What was the verdict of the first case of the Court of Oyer and Terminer?
11 Who was the first man accused of being a witch On April 11, 1692?
12 One common test was the witch cake where a cake was produced using specific ingredients including the urine of suspected victims and were fed to dogs. If the person was a witch they would cry out in pain as the dog ate, this showed what theory?
14 In Against Modern Sadducism (1668), ___________ (the author) claimed that ingenious men should believe in witches and apparitions; if they doubted the reality of spirits, they not only denied demons, but also the almighty God.
17 One type of evidence consisted of ____ evidence which encompassed the testimony of those who claimed to see an apparition or shape of the person afflicting them
19 Many Puritans believed not only that Satan was real, but they also believed that he was present on _______.
20 The hysteria associated with the Salem Witchcraft Trials started with the mysterious illness demonstrated by strange and frightening symptoms. Who was the first case the symptom?
22 This author published in Boston an account of what he saw and heard, entitled, A Brief and True Narrative of Some Remarkable Passages Relating to Sundry Persons Afflicted by Witchcraft.
23 Numerous disputes occurred in Salem Village around items such as grazing rights, church privileges, and ______ along with mass hysteria they all helped contributed to the arrival of the witch trials.
24 The vivid and painful legacy of the Salem witch trials endured well into the 20th century, when _______ ________ dramatized the events of 1692 in his play “The Crucible” (1953)
25 The first case brought before the Court of Oyer and Terminer was what young women accused of witchcraft for not living the Puritan lifestyle and wearing inappropriate clothing.
29 What state did the Salem Witch Trials take place?
36 What local doctor gave the first diagnosis of bewitchment to a young girl?
37 One of the first accused of witchcraft was the Caribbean slave of Rev. Samuel Parris was suspected of teaching girls black magic, what was her name?
38 Defined as a person who signed the devil’s book, thus giving the devil permission to use her shape to go around hurting other people.
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1 How many people were executed for witchcraft?
2 78% of those accused of being witches were what gender?
3 The Salem Witch Trials took place for how many months in 1692?
4 Appears to be a death warrant for one Martha Carey, dated Salem, Massachusetts, June 10, 1692. In brief, it reports that the Court of Oyer and Terminer, having heard the testimony of diverse people, found Carey guilty of 'heresy mencionado.'
6 Contrary to popular belief no witches were burned at the stake. How were most witches executed?
8 People were so frightened by the possibility of witches that they accused and executed two of this animal.
9 Giles Corey refused to stand for trial and was _____ under heavy stones until his death on September 22, 1692.
10 Where were witches burned at the stake?
13 During trials many accused witches made ______ to avoid death even if it was not true.
15 A series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts between February 1692 and May 1693. The trials resulted in the executions of twenty people.
16 What religion were the people who lived in Salem?
18 The governor declared that the trials must stop because there was too great a possibility that innocent people were being put to death, what was the governor’s name?
21 A county that the Witch Trials were conducted other than Salem?
22 Salem village is present day ______ (town) in Massachusetts.
23 Other than being hung many accused of witchcraft died in _____ due to harsh conditions.
26 Many people were accused because of the way they lived and that they did not follow ________ values.
27 The Witch Trials escalated because of the puritans fear of satan and their extreme value on _____.
28 Strong beliefs in witches was brought over from what country?
30 What major epidemic is occurring during the same time period as the Salem Witch Trials?
31 Various _______ were filed between 1700 and 1703 with the Massachusetts government, demanding that the convictions be formally reversed.
32 Besides pressing and hangings, how was the one “witch” executed?
33 “More than once it has been said, too, that the Salem witchcraft was the rock on which _______ shattered” -George Burr.
34 What skin blemish was considered a “witches mark”?
35 In January 1697, the Massachusetts General Court declared a day of ______ for the tragedy of the Salem witch trials.
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