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When did the first settlers arrive?

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1630 - within 12 years, there had been 10,000 who migrated to MBC.

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What emerged from successful trading industries?

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Merchant class

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What made the MBC resistant to King Charles’ attempts to establish the Church of England there?

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Their puritan government and influence.

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What were the residents required to do, despite it not being compulsory to attend?

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Pay a tax to the church.

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Why was there an incentive to go to church?

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Only church members were given the exclusive right to vote for local officials.

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What did Charles attempt to revoke in 1678 and 1671?

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The Royal Charter to consolidate all New England colonies into one.
- this would allow for central control, but was formally annulled in 1684.

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When did King James replaced Charles?

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1685

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What was King James able to do?

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Administer all of the New England colonies as the Dominion of New England.

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What did Andros try to implement, relating to Church services?

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Tried to place the Church of England into Puritan services.

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What tax did Andros introduce and why?

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A tax on all imports and exports because the trade was draining the English Exchequer.
–> MBC hated this

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What did Andros dismiss?

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He said that all land ownership titles were declared void, and people would have to pay fees to get it back.

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What did Andros control?

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The number of town meetings allowed.

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What did James declare in April 1687?

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Made a Declaration of Indulgence in England which suspended penal laws against Catholics.

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What did James dissolve?

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Parliament, which increased political opposition from establishment.

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What did seven leading figures in the political nation do?

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Wrote to William of Orange to overthrow James.

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When and why was Convention Parliament established?

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January 1689, after James left the country in the previous December.

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What did the Declaration of Rights affirm?

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Some constitutional principles.

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What was passed to give many protestant groups freedom?

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Toleration Act, May 1689

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When did Massachusetts revolt against Andros?

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April 1689, after hearing of the English revolution.
- Led by Cotton and Increase Mather.

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What had Increase Mather done in 1689-92?

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Been in London advocating on behalf of the colony.

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Who was in charge of MBC while Mather was away?

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Simon Bradstreet.

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What happened 18th April 1689?

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Rebellious militia began arresting officials and surrounded Andros’ residence, who tried to flee but was captured and sent to England to face trial of Popish Plot.

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What was given to Massachusetts in 1691?

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Province of Massachusetts Bay.

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What were some of William’s policies?

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  • Voting eligibility based on property ownership, not religious domination.
  • Officials appointed by the Crown, not elected.
  • Governors could not block any laws passed by council.
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When did King Philip’s first ‘Indian War’ take place?

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1675-78: impacted many towns around Massachusetts.

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How many military-aged men were killed?

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1/10.

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When did the Second Indian War coincide with?

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The Salem trials.

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What did Puritans believe about the Indians?

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They believed they were devil-worshippers who were against a Godly society.

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How can we see the impact of Indian threats on Salem trial?

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Many young girls who gave evidence at trials knew many people who were victims.

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What was the economic climate like in Massachusetts after the First Indian War?

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Heavily damaged, but the population growth alongside the establishment of new towns meant that the settler’s livelihoods were not completely destroyed.

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What were passed from 1651-73?

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Navigation Acts by English Parliament.

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What were some policies within the Navigation Acts?

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  • Goods imported to England or its territories had to be carried on English ships as it would remove Dutch monopoly on freight trade across Northern Europe and US.
  • Crew had to be 1/2 English.
  • National trading interest over the separate interests of various private trading.
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What did these acts do?

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  • Reduced funds to Massachusetts as money was directed to England.
  • Fishermen forced to pay higher fees to transport produce to England.
34
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What were Salem and Massachusetts governed by?

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Theocracy.

35
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What did puritan settlers believe?

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They were chosen by God, so aimed to have a religious purpose.

36
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What was ignored in Massachusetts and what was the result?

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The scientific revolution, so events such as crop failures and natural disasters were seen as the Devil’s work.

37
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What did preachers actively reinforce?

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Women were inferior because they were “tempted by the Devil”.

38
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How many people lived in Salem village and town?

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600 altogether.

39
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How were the village and town different?

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Salem village was very agricultural and puritan, while the town was more connected with the outside world and had a wealthy merchant class.

40
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What did the town resist?

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The village’s independent as it supplied their agricultural goods.

41
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Who were the Putman and Porter family?

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Putnam: accusers and leaders of the movement towards separation.
Porter: richest family in Salem, opposed Putmans and tried to end the witch craze but seemed suspicious.

42
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Who was Cotton Mather?

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A third-generation colonist who graduated Harvard age 15:
- wrote 400 books, many discussing witchcraft

43
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What was the ‘Memorable Providences relating to Witchcraft and Possessions”?

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Cotton Mather’s book which discussed the Goodwin’s possessions, as well as including a sermon which warned people on how to avoid witches.

44
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What happened in the Goodwin possessions?

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1688: Martha accuses family laundress of theft, who was the daughter of a ‘scandalous old woman’ Mary Glover
- Mary only spoke Gaelic and Catholic
- Mary swears at martha, girl experiences fits
- Oakes, a doctor, claims it is witchcraft
- Mary is arrested and her house i searched, where they find rags filled with goat hair, which she admitted to using for witchcraft
- Mary is unable to recite Lord Prayer
- Executed 1688, but girls fit continued

45
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What is the impact of the Goodwin Possessions?

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Mather continued to preach about how evidence of a witch should not be used to charge another witch as the devil may be incriminating innocent people.

46
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Who was Samuel Parris?

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Puritan minister of Salem:
- His preaching had an impact on widening Salem divisions.
- Before his daughter was bewitched, he delivered a sermon that said the church was under siege by the devil, assisted by wicked men.

47
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Who was Tituba?

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Household servant of the Parris family, purchased probably in Barbados.

48
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What did Tituba do?

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  • Mary Sibley approaches her and asks Tituba to make a ‘witch cake’ to counter possessions
  • The cake was fed to the dog, but had no effect except the girl’s fits worsened
  • Samuel Parris accuses her as he believed Tituba told stories of possession and voodoo to the girls
  • She quickly confessed to making a pact with the devil, but after claims that Parris had violently coerced her
49
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What happened in 1691?

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Elizabeth Parris and Abigail Williams began to experiment with fortune telling with a ‘Venus glass’ that showed shapes.

50
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What happens in January 1692?

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Elizabeth begins to become disoriented, such a screaming through Bible prayers.

51
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Why was Doctor Griggs eventually called?

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Abigail started experiencing odd symptoms too.

52
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Who played a leading role in the trials, with her name appearing 400 times in documents.

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Ann Putman, who claimed she was possessed in 1692.

53
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Who was the first to suffer fits?

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Mary Walcott:
- Her aunt used counter magic against some suspects.
- Walcott family merges with Putman family after marriage.

54
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Who accuses 8 people?

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Mercy Lewis

55
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Who was Elizabeth Hubbard?

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Niece of the Griggs family, who worked as a servant in their household:
- Accused 27 people, 17 of them being arrested with 13 being hung.

56
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What were some motives of the children?

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  • Psychologial disorders.
  • Hallucinations, naivety and excitement
  • Their own insecurities.
57
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How many victims were women?

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80%

58
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Who was Sarah Good?

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  • She was born wealthy but quickly became impoverished.
  • Husband testifies against her
  • Accused of hurting children.
59
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Who was Sarah Osborne?

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  • Well-established widow with good social standings.
  • Openly lived with unmarried servant
60
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Who was Bridget Bishop?

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A ‘masculine’ woman who was accused because of her behaviour, eg. swearing, drinking

61
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Who was Reverend George Burroughs?

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  • Puritan minister
  • Could not pay money back to the Putman family.
62
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Who was Rebecca Nurse?

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  • Well-respected member of community
  • Girls accused her
  • Initially found innocent, but they kept pushing for her execution.
63
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What happens a day after the first three suspects are arrested?

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A meeting was called at the village meeting house where the possessed girls gave evidence against women.

64
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How many people were freed due to confessing?

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50- greater chance of being freed if confessed.

65
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What happened when Governor Phipps established a Court of Oyer and Terminer?

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The girls continued to act possessed while they searched for the devil’s mark, which was counted as spectral evidence.

66
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Why were convictions easily made?

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  • Spectral evidence accepted in court
  • Accused were allowed few resources to mount a defence
  • Petitions by neighbours testifying to the good character were generally ignored
  • long-standing gossip from Salem Village were accepted
67
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Who was the first to be hanged, 10th June 1692?

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Bridget Bishop

68
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Why was Giles Corey charged?

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He had refused to speak while being tortured- they used the method of ‘pressing’ which led to his suffocation and then his wife and child were hanged too

69
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What happened to Reverend Burroughs?

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Despite being able to recite the Lord’s Prayer, he was still hanged.

70
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How many had been hanged by 22nd September?

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19, with one tortured to death.

71
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Who was implicated?

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Governor Phipps wife, as well as Reverend Willard.

72
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What did Increase Mather do that slowed the hunt down?

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‘Cases of Conscience Concerning Evil Spirits Persecuting Men’ : said genuine cases of witchcraft were rare, and the evidence used was dubious
–> due to his status, many people believed him

73
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What did Governor Phipps and Increase Mather work on?

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  • The MBC Charter
  • Mather used his influence to place Phipps in post of Governor.
74
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Who did Phipps appoint who was head acceptor of spectral evidence?

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Soughton as chief judge
–> after weeks of consideration, Phips closed the Court of Oyer and Terminer on 26th October 1692 and released those under investigation

75
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What was issued in 1693?

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The General Pardon which officially excused 8 people Soughton had condemned to die.

76
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What had Soughton done in January?

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Create a new Superior Court of Judicature, but due to political pressure, conviction rates lowered
- eg. may 1693, 5 people not found guilty

77
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What did the London Government repeal in 1695?

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A law passed by the Massachusetts legislature in 1692 that enabled swift prosecutions for witchcraft.

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