This is a selection of records of the trial and execution of Sarah Good that includes the summary of evidence, Sarah Good's confession, indictments against Sarah Good, and sentencing.

This is a transcript of the court examination of Bridget Bishop, April 19, 1692.

This webpage features a transcript of court testimony from the trial of Rebecca Nurse, with evidence for Nurse, evidence against Nurse, petition of Nurse, and juror's statement. Includes historic painting of a scene from the trial.

A survey of the Salem Witch Trials as well as its background in seventeenth-century colonial New England. Includes descriptions of the accused and analysis of the reasons for the outbreak of witchcraft accusations, a bibliography,...

A reproduction of the original warrant for the arrest of Elizabeth Proctor and Sarah Cloyce is shown together with a facing transcription.

Experience the 1692 Salem witch-hunt in a terrifying online trial. Follow a narrative compiled from several Salem witchcraft trial accounts.

Focuses on this event's legal proceedings and includes the texts to original documents such as examinations, petitions and death warrants. Also contains brief biographical sketches of some of the people named as witches.

Students will examine the Salem witchcraft trials through primary and secondary sources with an emphasis on different viewpoints of the trials.

A learning module that begins with "The Salem (and Other) Witch Hunts" by Mike Kubic, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through...

Detailed introductory note about the Salem Witch Trials. Lists historical sites and bibliographies related to Salem witchcraft, including books for younger readers.

In 1692 a group of adolescent girls in Salem Village, Massachusetts, became subject to strange fits after hearing tales told by a West Indian slave. When they were questioned, they accused several women of being witches who were...

In this lesson plan, students will consider "Understanding the Salem Witch Trials." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.

In Hartford, Connecticut in 1662, 30 years before the infamous Salem witch trials, a witch hunt hysteria took hold, resulting in seven trials and four executions. Find out about the accusations and trials that rattled Hartford,...

Read this encyclopedia entry that recounts the participation of Salem Poor, a freed black man, who served in the Revolutionary War.

An encyclopedia entry telling about Peter Salem, a slave who fought in the Revolutionary War and reportedly fired the shot that killed Major Pitcairn at Bunker Hill.

A learning module with fifteen links to information, videos, and websites about witchcraft, Puritans, and the Salem Witch Trials.

Explore a timeline of events in the Salem witch trials. Contains quotations from trial participants and a photograph of the tombstone of Sarah Good, convicted and executed as a witch.

In 1692, 20 innocents were put to death for the practice of witchcraft in Salem, MA. But was there more to the Salem Witch Trials than greed and hysteria? Watch this video [42:00] to learn more about it.

The hysteria in Salem which resulted in trials of innocent people accused of witchcraft has invited many theories on why the accusing girls made such claims. Read about the evidence admitted in the trials and the results of the trials....

Use this site to learn what life was like in Salem during the late 1700s and history behind the Salem Witch Trials.

Students will act as a radio/TV reporter informing the public of the hysteria of the 1692 Salem Witch Trials. Within partners/groups, students will create a podcast/vodcast connecting Puritan life and culture with the events in Salem.

A brief look at slavery in the New England colonies and the influence that might have had on the Salem witch scare.

Salem, Massachusetts presents a line drawing of a Greek Revival house with labels detailing the unique features of this style. The text section expands on the information.

Describes the formation of the Salem Limestone during the Mississippian Period.