Salem Flashcards
how many new englanders were indicted and between when
1647 - 1693
234 new englanders were indicted
how many of the new englanders were executed
36
what was the population in Salem
by 1690s population was about 100,000
when and where was a large hunt in Salem
1692-3 claimed more than 1/2 victims
less than a third of these actually came from Salem village
background to Salem hunt- who were the settlers and where did they come from
English colonists settled in North America, these puritans wanted a theocracy
how did the puritans arrive in New England
on the mayflower in 1620
when was the Massachusetts bay colony established
1692
prior to 1629 what was the witchcraft beliefs
witch hunting was not common, only 100 cases in the previous 50 Years only about 25% had resulted in executions
what were genuine witchcraft beliefs prior to 1692
belief Satan and his agents were present and active on earth
how did Charles II attempt to exert royal control over Salem
Massachusetts government became resistant to Charles 1680-85
Charles attempted to revoke the royal charter in 1678 and 1681 and consolidate all New England colonies into one to exert centralised control but resistance from puritans authorities meant the charter wasn’t formally annulled till 1684
what did a new charter in 1691 lead to
puritans feared they would lose autonomy
a new charter 1691 stated Massachusetts should conform to English law and conform to religious toleration
what happened in the Boston case and when was this
1688-9 Boston case used spectral evidence when 4 of John Goodwins children began to behave strangely
Cotton Matter concluded they had been bewitched by Mary Glover who was found guilty and executed
who was kings Williams war bettween
English colonists in Maine and French supported wabanaki native Americans
what was the consequence of king Williams war
over the winter of 1691-2 a stream of refugees fleeing Native American raids brought reports of massacres and predictions of savagery to come
children in particular would have been worried from what they had heard
what is the first Indian war also referred to as
King Philips war 1675-1678
what happened in king Philips war
native Americans attacked Massachusetts Maine etc
one tenth of all military aged men were killed
what did the Philips war lead to
a constant threat of attack causing settlers to be weary
in the puritan mindset, what were the Indians
devil worshippers who were preventing a godly society, similar outlook of witches
also allied of the French who were in need of extermination
fostered paranoia
what were the series of navigation acts
1651 - 1660 1662 and 1673 - goods imported to England and its territories had to be passed on English ships
and further acts stipulated goods being transported from the colonies to any destination had to travel to England first
reduced resources coming to colony as it became virtually impossible to ship grain to England
who were the putnams
The putnams wanted to sever the village from salem town establishing institutions of local government and worship
The putnams supporters came mainly from the village and engaged mainly in subsistence farming
who were the porters
The porters favoured closer ties to the town
The porters had a more entrepreneurial and commercial in outlook
Disputes over land became a test of clan loyalty
what did conflict between porters and putnams lead to
disputes over land were a test of clan loyalty
what did Putnam and porter rivalry lead to conflict over
This created tension over the church ministry
who did the putnams originally appoint as village minister
the putnams wanted for the village to have its own congregation and appointed george Burroughs as minister in 1681- lasted until 1682
