Unsolved History: Salem Witch Trials Name

Unsolved History: Salem Witch Trials Name: Date: Directions: answer the following questions. Period:

1. What was the sign of a person being a witch?

2. Describe the climate in the 17th century America that led to the witch hysteria.

3. Describe the justice system of the 17th century America that led to the witch hysteria.

4. Explain why a person would refuse to admit to being a witch?

5. Explain the theories of what might have caused the “afflictions” in the girls of Salem village. (In other words, what could have “bewitched” the girls?) 6. Describe the experiment that Unsolved History created to see if they could make people believe something that doesn’t exist. Was the experiment successful? Explain.

7. Why didn’t the English legal system stop the Salem witch hysteria?