A River of Voices Vol. 1 (copy)

Blossom and Root A River of Voices Vol 1 from the first european colonies to 1791 A History of the United States for Elementary and Middle grades. copied from /MyAccount/MyList/93906 - List: A River of Voices Vol. 1
 

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1. The Salem witch trials: an unsolved mystery from history

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Yolen, Jane
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Examines the political and social factors that may have played a part in the events that took place prior to and during the Salem Witch Trials, where townsfolk turned on one another, resulting in the death of many innocent people. In 1692, Salem, Massachusetts witnessed one of the saddest and most inexplicable chapters in American history when a group of girls accused some citizens of Salem with witchcraft.

2. What were the Salem Witch Trials?

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Holub, Joan
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Describes the events of the seventeenth-century Salem witchcraft trials, recounting the most notable cases and discussing the way the trials were conducted. "Something wicked was brewing in the small town of Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. It started when two girls, Betty Parris and Abigail Williams, began having hysterical fits. Soon after, other local girls claimed they were being pricked with pins. With no scientific explanation available, the residents...