Do NowWhat comes to your

mind when you think of witches?

List all ideas and thoughts.

II. Salem Witch Trials - People were accused of being witches A. How it began

Religious beliefs are the key factor

- Puritans believed there was a constant struggle between good and evil

- The devil picked the weakest people (women, children, and the insane)

B. Winter of 1692 1. Was not a lot to do for children in the winter- Did not have time to use their imagination- 3 young girls spent their nights watching a slave do magic, fortune telling, and listening to her stories

2. January 1692 the girls begin to have odd behavior - In church they begin screaming, twitching, and rolling on the floor - People are scared and want to know who did this to them

3. Pressure - The girls accuse 3 women of casting spells - A slave (Tituba) - A homeless beggar (Sarah Good) - An old woman who married her servant (Sarah Osborne)

All 3 were seen as social outcasts - As time goes on more and more people are accused - Over 150 people were thrown in jail

4. Results - Both women and men were put on trial for witchcraft - 19 will be found guilty and hung

- One man will be crushed to death by stones

- 4 others die in jail- All claim they are

innocent- Later in life the 3

girls withdraw their accusations/claims