Question

the salem witch trials
matching: match each term with its description.

1. ______ pressing

a. along with elizabeth (betty) parris, she was one
of the first two girls to start having violent fits

1. ______ massachusetts

b. if a person was unable to recite this without error, they
were deemed a witch

1. ______ bridget bishop

c. this witch test involved binding and dropping a person into
water

1. ______ abigail williams

d. heavy stones were placed on the accused to force the
confession of an accused witch in this test

1. ______ cotton mather

e. play written by arthur miller dramatizing the events of the
salem witch trials

1. ______ tituba

f. colony where the salem witch trials occurred

1. ______ the crucible

g. respected minister who warned of the value of spectral
evidence

1. ______ john hathorne

h. the parris caribbean slave accused of being a witch

1. ______ lords prayer

i. the first woman convicted of being a witch, hanged eight
days later

1. ______ submersion

j. along with jonathan corwin, man who was the magistrate to
deal with the accused witches

Explanation:

• Pressing: En el contexto de los juicios de brujas de Salem, el método de "pressing" consistía en colocar piedras pesadas sobre el acusado para forzar su confesión. Esto coincide con la descripción D.
• Massachusetts: La colonia de Massachusetts es donde tuvieron lugar los juicios de brujas de Salem. Esto coincide con la descripción F.
• Bridget Bishop: Bridget Bishop fue la primera mujer condenada por brujería y ahorcada ocho días después. Esto coincide con la descripción I.
• Abigail Williams: Abigail Williams, junto con Elizabeth (Betty) Parris, fueron dos de las primeras niñas en tener ataques violentos. Esto coincide con la descripción A.
• Cotton Mather: Cotton Mather fue un ministro respetado que advirtió sobre el valor de la evidencia spectral. Esto coincide con la descripción G.
• Tituba: Tituba era la esclava caribeña de los Parris acusada de ser una bruja. Esto coincide con la descripción H.
• The Crucible: "The Crucible" es la obra teatral escrita por Arthur Miller que dramatiza los eventos de los juicios de brujas de Salem. Esto coincide con la descripción E.
• John Hathorne: John Hathorne, junto con Jonathan Corwin, fue el magistrado encargado de tratar con los acusados de brujería. Esto coincide con la descripción J.
• Lord's Prayer: Si una persona no podía recitar la Oración del Señor sin errores, se consideraba una bruja. Esto coincide con la descripción B.
• Submersion: El método de "submersion" consistía en atar a una persona y arrojarla al agua. Esto coincide con la descripción C.

Answer:

1. D. Heavy stones were placed on the accused to force the confession of an accused witch in this test
2. F. Colony where the Salem Witch Trials occurred
3. I. The first woman convicted of being a witch; hanged eight days later
4. A. Along with Elizabeth (Betty) Parris, she was one of the first two girls to start having violent fits
5. G. Respected minister who warned of the value of spectral evidence
6. H. The Parris' Caribbean slave accused of being a witch
7. E. Play written by Arthur Miller dramatizing the events of the Salem Witch Trials
8. J. Along with Jonathan Corwin, man who was the magistrate to deal with the accused witches
9. B. If a person was unable to recite this without error, they were deemed a witch
10. C. This witch test involved binding and dropping a person into water