Salem Witch Trials by Olivia Moore https://padlet.com/21omoore/lubybt9iiyqf Olivia, Miranda, Alyssia, Kayelyn en-us 2018-10-02 15:30:18 UTC 2018-10-09 16:03:51 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Tent.png When And How Did This Occur? 21afoust https://padlet.com/21omoore/lubybt9iiyqf/wish/288213484
  • Began in 1692 after a group of girls claimed to be possessed by the devil 
  • They accused three women of causing it by witchcraft
  • Two of the women claimed innocence, the third confessed 
  • The third women said there were several other witches 
  • All three were jailed
    • ]]>     2018-10-02 15:51:36 UTC https://padlet.com/21omoore/lubybt9iiyqf/wish/288213484     Why Did It Happen? 21kspangler https://padlet.com/21omoore/lubybt9iiyqf/wish/288216465
  • Two young girls began having violent fits (violent contortions and uncontrollable outbursts consisting of screaming and shrieking)
  • Dr. William Griggs diagnosis  was bewitchement 
  • Many people began behaving similarly
    • ]]>     2018-10-02 15:55:42 UTC https://padlet.com/21omoore/lubybt9iiyqf/wish/288216465     First Victim 21afoust https://padlet.com/21omoore/lubybt9iiyqf/wish/288216543
  • Bridget Bishop was the first convicted and was hanged that June
  •  Eighteen others awaited their deaths after Bishop.
    • ]]>     2018-10-02 15:55:49 UTC https://padlet.com/21omoore/lubybt9iiyqf/wish/288216543     What Happened? 21omoore https://padlet.com/21omoore/lubybt9iiyqf/wish/288216962
  • Paranoia began and accusations of witchcraft flooded in
  • They began putting the accused on trial
  • They lacked true evidence
  •  People could testify by using their dreams as evidence
    • ]]>     2018-10-02 15:56:25 UTC https://padlet.com/21omoore/lubybt9iiyqf/wish/288216962     Other Information 21kspangler https://padlet.com/21omoore/lubybt9iiyqf/wish/288218340
  • Took place in the first established New England colony
  • 2 dogs were executed during the trials
  • Witch trials were common in Europe at the time
    • ]]>     2018-10-02 15:58:26 UTC https://padlet.com/21omoore/lubybt9iiyqf/wish/288218340     Sources 21afoust https://padlet.com/21omoore/lubybt9iiyqf/wish/288221714
  • https://www.factinate.com/things/42-wicked-facts-salem-witch-trials/
  • https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-brief-history-of-the-salem-witch-trials-175162489/
  • https://www.britannica.com/event/Salem-witch-trials
  • https://www.history.com/topics/colonial-america/salem-witch-trials
    • ]]>     2018-10-02 16:04:09 UTC https://padlet.com/21omoore/lubybt9iiyqf/wish/288221714     Who Was Accused? 21afoust https://padlet.com/21omoore/lubybt9iiyqf/wish/288223812
  • Around 200 men, women, and children were blamed
  • 19 were hanged on Gallows Hill; 5 men; 14 women
  • 71-year-old man was pressed to death with heavy stones, 
  • Several people died in jail 
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  • Following the trials and executions, many involved, like judge Samuel Sewall, publicly confessed error and guilt
  • On January 14, 1697, the General Court ordered a day of fasting for the events of Salem
  •  In 1702, the court declared the trials unlawful
  • In 1711, the colony passed a bill restoring the rights and good names of those accused
  •  They granted $779 (£600) restitution to their heirs
  • Not until 1957—more than 250 years later— did Massachusetts formally apologized for the events
    • ]]>     2018-10-03 15:30:05 UTC https://padlet.com/21omoore/lubybt9iiyqf/wish/288704097     21mtorres2 https://padlet.com/21omoore/lubybt9iiyqf/wish/289202223 2018-10-04 15:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/21omoore/lubybt9iiyqf/wish/289202223 History Behind It 21afoust https://padlet.com/21omoore/lubybt9iiyqf/wish/289207781 Many Christians and those of other religions intensely believed that the devil could give certain people, aka witches, the power to harm others and get their loyalty in return. The Salem Witch Trials occured when the insane witch-craze was calming down but even still, circumstances put people on edge.]]> 2018-10-04 15:33:08 UTC https://padlet.com/21omoore/lubybt9iiyqf/wish/289207781 21omoore https://padlet.com/21omoore/lubybt9iiyqf/wish/290833123 2018-10-09 15:57:33 UTC https://padlet.com/21omoore/lubybt9iiyqf/wish/290833123