Salem

English 2

Look at the websites provided and then write answers to the following questions on a document called Salem Scavenger Hunt and place it on your blog:

  1. http://salem.org/history
  2. http://historyofmassachusetts.org/timeline-of-the-salem-witch-trials/
  3. http://salem.lib.virginia.edu/texts/tei/swp
  4. http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/crucible/characters.html

Salem Scavenger Hunt

1. Who was Roger Conant?

2. Name three men and three women tried for witchcraft (The Real Witchcraft Papers). Everyone should look at the examination of Bridget Bishop. What were details of the examination for each person?

3. Describe whether they were found innocent or guilty and what the punishment was in complete sentences.

4. In 1629 the settlement was renamed Salem. What was the original name of the settlement?

5. What does Salem mean?

6. In a Google document, list the characters (and their fate) from The Crucible in one column. In another column, list all of the characters (and their fate) in the Witch Trials Chronology.