Salem Witch Trials American Studies Chapter 3
Putnam Family (Thomas Putnam)
the driving family behind over 181 witch accusations
April 1692
the peak of hysteria in Salem Village
George Corwin
the sheriff that stole property from the accused witches
1692
the year the Salem witch trials began
1697
the year the last person was released from jail
contaminated rye
theories explaining the hallucinations and visions of those children accused of witchcraft
Betty Parris and Abigail Williams
two girls who became afflicted
Jonathan Corwin and John Hathorne
two litigators sent to question Tituba
rent
while in jail the accused were charged this
denying the charge of witchcraft
Why would someone accused of witchcraft be executed?
Cotton Mather
29 year old magistrate that wrote a vivid account of the trials
Samuel Parris
39 year old minister of the church where the trials started
1706
Ann Putnam formally apologizes for her role in the trials
"shining city on a hill"
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Tituba
Native American accused of witchcraft
Goody Osburn and Sarah Good
Tituba names these two women as witches
no
Were convicted witches ever executed?
animals
belief that devil communicated to witches through these
George Burroughs
considered to be leader of the witches
Goody Glover
convicted of witchcraft and executed in Boston; Irish Catholic woman who spoke in Gaelic
1703
court does away with all evidence from the trials
Martha Corey
first upstanding citizen accused of witchcraft
Bridget Bishop
first witch sentenced to death
1711
monetary damages are paid to the families of the accused
October
month in which the general court does away with the court in Salem Village
September
most executions took place in this month
50,000
number of "witches" executed in Europe in the 1600s
9
number of witches named by Tituba
Mercy Lewis
orphaned girl who became a servant in Salem Village; accused her former employer Rev. George Burroughs of witchcraft
Giles Corey
people began to rescind the trials after the outward protest of this man
walking 5 miles to another church
preferred this as to paying more taxes for another minister's salary
Wabanaki
the Puritans had trouble with this tribe of Indians