1. Salem Witchcraft Trials
There was a period during the late 1600's where many men, women and even two dogs who were killed for being accused of practicing witchcraft. These women and men began acting very peculiar and were afflicted with a witch's supernatural curse, which later was presumed as being true. In late Febru...
The Trails Begin The first person to appear in court was Bridget Bishop, she was found guilty and was hanged on June 10th. ... The Accusers Age Elizabeth Booth 18 Sarah Churchill 20 Elizabeth Hubband 17 Anne Putnam 12 Susanna Sheldon 18 Mary Walcott 17 Mary Warren 20 Abigail Williams 11 The Accused Details Sarah Cloyse jailed for witchcraft but never tried Abigail Hobbs a confessed witch Deliverance Hobbs a confessed witch William Hobbs jailed for witchcraft b...
Convening in Salem in June 1692, the court quickly condemned Bridget Bishop to death. ... With the exception of Giles Corey, who was tortured to death, the following 19 people were hanged: Bridget Bishop, Alice Parker, George Burroughs, Mary parker, Martha Carrier, John Proctor, Martha Corey, Ann Pudeator, Mary Easty, Wilmott Redd, Sarah Good, Margaret Scott, Elizabeth Howe, Samuel Wardwell Sr., Susannah Martin, Sarah Wildes, John Willard & Rebecca Nurse. ...
Which sadly ended Bridget Bishops life and was also the first one to be hung which is a gruesome death that involves the snapping of your neck or simply just choking to death, which would sometimes take hours. Before being hung Bishop says, "I am as innocent as the child unborn" (Document A). ...
"I saw Sarah Good with the Devil! I saw Goody Osburn with the Devil! I saw Bridget Bishop with the Devil!" As important as it is to keep a good reputation in any society, in theocratic Salem where public and privet moralities are one in the same, and people are paying attention to everyone e...
The Crucible by Arthur Miller reflects the McCarthy era of the 1950's. Miller illustrates how the Salem witch trials compare to Senator Joseph McCarthy's Communist hunt. Set during the 1692 Salem hearings, The Crucible parallels McCarthy's persecution of Communists. In both The Crucible and th...
"Bridget Bishop, Sarah Good Rebecca Nurse Susannah Martin, Elizabeth How Sarah Wilds, George Burroughs, John Proctor, John Willard George Jacobs, Sr Martha Carrier Giles Corey, , pressed to death Martha Corey Farms Mary Eastey, Alice Parker, Ann Pudeater, Margaret Scott Wilmott Reed, Samuel Wardwell, Mary Parker. "5 These are only the recorded deaths that took place in Salem, many more however could have occurred. ...