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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Salem Witchcraft Hysteria

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is an inferencing lesson to introduce the Salem Witch Trials used for teaching The Crucible. Students are presumed to already have background on the Puritans.
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Unit Plan
Bill Carson

Puritan sermons.com: Fire and Ice Why So Few Women?

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief discussion about the lack of women writers in 17th century Puritan culture.
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Puritans

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview provides a description of Puritan beliefs and religion.
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Salem Witchcraft Trials

For Students 9th - 10th
This article on the Salem Witchcraft Trials describes the people and events that led to the hanging of 19 people in 1692.
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Website
Other

Architect of the Capitol: John Winthrop

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief biography of Puritan leader John Winthrop and a photo his statue that stands in the Hall of Columns in the U.S. Capitol.
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Unit Plan
Other

Hall of Church History: Puritans

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Brief explanation of the role of the Puritans in church history. Contains links to webpages devoted to specific Puritan sermon writers, preachers, and "divines."
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Graphic
Syracuse University

Syracuse University: Map of New England, 17th Century

For Students 9th - 10th
A map that shows the seventeenth-century migration routes of the Puritans from England to New England. Early population centers are designated as well as some interregional migrations.