Salem Witch Trials

 

From Mrs. Wyner
 
http://school.discovery.com/schooladventures/salemwitchtrials/contains background information on the economic, social and religious views of the time period; also has a film that can be viewed of the story; provides a large list of print and internet resources
 
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/salem/SALEM.HTMmore scholarly- contains primary documents of the trial; information on “The Crucible” and its relationship to contemporary witch hunt of the 1950’s, map of Salem, witch trial jeopardy game, further resources.
 
http://www.salemweb.com/memorial/
contains a chronology of events
 
http://www3.nationalgeographic.com/salem/
an interactive site about the Salem trials
 
http://annettelamb.com/42explore/salemwitch.htm
a variety of materials; multiple links to other websites; activities for further study; web sites by kids for kids