Salem Witch Trials Dilemma

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What dilemma did the accused in Salem face during the witch trials?

  • Risk public hanging or give a false confession (correct)
  • Recruit others for defense or stand alone
  • Escape Salem or face imprisonment
  • Plead guilty or demand a fair trial

What was valued over truth in the justice system during the Salem witch trials?

  • Evidence
  • Repentance (correct)
  • Fair trial procedures
  • Witness testimony

Which group settled Salem in 1626?

  • Puritans (correct)
  • Anglicans
  • Quakers
  • Catholics

What did Puritans believe was wreaking havoc in the world through witches?

<p>The Devil (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What symptoms did two girls, Betty Parris and Abigail Williams, show that led to accusations of witchcraft?

<p>Strange behavior labeled as being under 'an evil hand' (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What factor strained relations between villagers in Salem?

<p>Fear of starvation and disease (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was commonplace for the people of Salem in their interactions with Native American neighbors?

<p>Battles (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How did Puritans believe witches affected nature?

<p>Blighted it (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

'An evil hand' was a diagnosis presented by a physician indicating what during the Salem witch trials?

<p>'The Devil's influence' (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

'An evil hand' diagnosis given to Betty Parris and Abigail Williams was based on what belief?

<p>'The Devil's influence' (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who was the first woman arrested in connection to the witch trials in Salem?

<p>Sarah Good (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the accused women denied harming the girls at first, but later confessed to practicing witchcraft?

<p>Tituba (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What action did Sarah Good's husband take during her trial?

<p>Testified against her (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happened to Sarah Osbourne while she was imprisoned awaiting trial?

<p>She died in prison (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How did authorities handle those accused of witchcraft who confessed during the trials?

<p>Released them if they confessed (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What kind of evidence did the court accept during the witch trials that involved the girls raving when touched by invisible ghosts?

<p>'Spectral evidence' (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who suffered from hallucinations that some historians speculate may have been caused by fungus during the Salem Witch Trials?

<p>The accusers (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What led to the governor suspending the witch trials in Massachusetts colony?

<p>Accusation of his own wife (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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