08 Aug In colonial Massachusetts in the 1690s women and men were put on trial for witchcraft and multiple people were convicted of witchcraft and executed.
- Describe two events or comments that you found interesting as you read the introduction and first two chapters of The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (Links to an external site.). Write a 4-6 sentence paragraph and cite at least one sentence from the source.
- In colonial Massachusetts in the 1690s women and men were put on trial for witchcraft and multiple people were convicted of witchcraft and executed. Read the short article in the following link on admitting ‘spectral evidence’ into trials, that is, supernatural evidence of interactions with demons and the devil. Write a 4-6 sentence paragraph summarizing what you learned about spectral evidence and the witch trials of Salem, Massachusetts. Article about spectral evidence in trials (Links to an external site.).
- The Great Awakening gathered many adherents to Christianity by preaching damnation to hell for remaining outside the Christian fold. Do you think the threat of hell changed the character of America? How so, or how not? Does hell still hold the imagination of America today?
