National Geographic: Salem Witch Trials

High schoolers consider the implications of the Salem Witch Trials. In this literature activity, students read Arthur Miller's The Crucible and compare the witch trials to McCarthyism of the 1950's. High schoolers rewrite scenes from the...

[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read primary source documents to solve a problem surrounding a historical question. This document-based inquiry lesson allows students to use four historical sources to build a more textured...

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,...

Virtual tour from the Salem Witch Museum highlights the historical sites of the Salem Witch Trials and provides an overview and an FAQ concerning the events of 1692.

This site provides a detailed chronology of the events related to the Salem Witch Trials, beginning with the settling of Salem (1629) and the adoption of the English law (1641) making witchcraft a capital crime. It covers all the major...

Biographical sketch and portrait of Sir William Phips (1651-1695), governor of Massachusetts. Explains Phips role in setting up the Court of Oyer and Terminer in May of 1692 to hear witch trial evidence, and his actions in October 1692...

An article which details the Salem Witch Trials.

This is the original transcript of the trial examination of Mary Easty, accused witch, April 22, 1692.

This webpage features the full text of the petitions for mercy made by Mary Easty and John Proctor, two convicted witches awaiting execution.

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.