Salem Witch Trials Webquest
Salem Witch Trials – Webquest
Use www.nationalgeographic.com/salem/ to answer the following questions.
1. Who is Tituba?
2. What did Mary Warren do after accusing the other girls of lying?
3. Who is Ann Putnam and who does she name as her torturer?
4. Describe the verdict in Rebecca Nurse’s trial.
5. Where did the knife come from in your trial?
6. List two of the questions you are asked at your trial?
7. What did all of the witches who were executed have in common?
8. How was Giles Corey executed?
9. Who was John Proctor?
10. How many “witches” died at Gallows Hill in 1692?
The next few questions are based on your thoughts and opinions.
11. What kind of evidence was used in Salem to convict “witches”?
12. Why is this kind of evidence unreliable?
13. How did Puritan beliefs contribute to the travesty of the Salem Witch Trials?
14. How did this type of judicial system encourage the innocent to claim guilt and make claiming innocence more dangerous for others?
15. Why do you think the girls accused others of witchcraft?
Use www.nationalgeographic.com/salem/ to answer the following questions.
1. Who is Tituba?
2. What did Mary Warren do after accusing the other girls of lying?
3. Who is Ann Putnam and who does she name as her torturer?
4. Describe the verdict in Rebecca Nurse’s trial.
5. Where did the knife come from in your trial?
6. List two of the questions you are asked at your trial?
7. What did all of the witches who were executed have in common?
8. How was Giles Corey executed?
9. Who was John Proctor?
10. How many “witches” died at Gallows Hill in 1692?
The next few questions are based on your thoughts and opinions.
11. What kind of evidence was used in Salem to convict “witches”?
12. Why is this kind of evidence unreliable?
13. How did Puritan beliefs contribute to the travesty of the Salem Witch Trials?
14. How did this type of judicial system encourage the innocent to claim guilt and make claiming innocence more dangerous for others?
15. Why do you think the girls accused others of witchcraft?