Name _______________________________   Date _______________________________

                                               The Salem Witch Trials
                                                  Increase Mather
                                                   1639 - 1723

1.  What was the profession of the men in the Mather family?  ______________________

___________________________________________________________________________

2.  Who was Tituba and what was her role in the story of the witch hunts?

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

3.  Why do you think the young girls accused people of being witches?

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

4.  Tell about the death of  George Burroughs.

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

5.  Explain the meaning of "spectral evidence".

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

6.  Tell about a time when lies and/or rumors affected you or someone you know.

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

7.  How do you stop a rumor?  ________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________