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University of Missouri

Famous Trials: Salem Witchcraft Trials

For Students 9th - 10th
Focuses on this event's legal proceedings and includes the texts to original documents such as examinations, petitions and death warrants. Also contains brief biographical sketches of some of the people named as witches.
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University of Missouri

Famous Trials: Salem Witch Trials: Examination of Tituba

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a court transcript of the examination of "Tituba the Indian Woman," on March 1, 1692, suspected of harming her children under the direction of demonic familiars. Transcript is unedited and features 17th century spellings and syntax.
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Other

Salem Witch Museum: Welcome to 1692

For Students 9th - 10th
Virtual tour from the Salem Witch Museum highlights the historical sites of the Salem Witch Trials and provides an overview and an FAQ concerning the events of 1692.
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Digital History

Digital History: The Salem Witch Scare

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief look at slavery in the New England colonies and the influence that might have had on the Salem witch scare.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: New England Colonies: Witchcraft in Salem

For Students 5th - 8th
The hysteria in Salem which resulted in trials of innocent people accused of witchcraft has invited many theories on why the accusing girls made such claims. Read about the evidence admitted in the trials and the results of the trials....
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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Salem Witch Trials

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this site to learn what life was like in Salem during the late 1700s and history behind the Salem Witch Trials.