The Crucible Web quest Background Research
Directions: You may work together in a group and work together to research background
information about The Crucible. Each group member is responsible for completing his or her
own question sheet but you may divide the research tasks between group members. Once your
group completes this process, you must make sure that each person has all the questions
answered.
Question Set 1
The Salem Witchcraft Trials Background
Research suggestion:
http://www.famous-trials.com/
1. When did the Salem witch trials take place?
2. How many people died?
3. Was this the first time people had been tried as witches? Explain a bit about the history.
4. Identify and describe their connection to the witch trials for the following people:
• Sarah Goode:
• Sarah Osborne:
• Tibuta:
• Samuel Parris:
5. How did people avoid execution?
6. Why did the land suffer along with the people?
7. When did the witch trials end?
8. Identify the following people and describe their connection to the witch trials:
• Rebecca Nurse:
• John Proctor:
• Elizabeth Proctor:
• Sir William Phips:
9. Summarize the procedures used in the Salem Trials.
10. Read and summarize “The Man of Iron”, a record of fate of Giles Corey.
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June to September 1692
claim pregnant(women), confess, flee, point your finger at someone else
People were scared of the accused land
1693
