The Visible & Invisible and Worlds of Salem

Question 1

How many people were accused of witchcraft? How Many were executed?

Answer 1

20 accused
19 executions
200 prosecuted

Question 2

How did the 17th century New Englanders view witchcraft? What kind of evidence did they look for?

Answer 2

New Englanders were susceptible to the paranormal, exclusively due to their superstitious nature and regimented principles.

Question 3

How did the witchcraft episode begin?

Answer 3

In 1692,

Young girls in village complained of sudden, unexplained illnesses, some severe… People began suspecting the devil and witchcraft.

Question 4

What happened to anyone accused of witchcraft?

Answer 4

Anyone accused was summarily taken into custody without a shred of credible evidence.

Question 5

Boyer and Nissenbaum’s influential study, Salem

Possessed

Answer 5

explaining the witchcraft episode in Salem Village –> Boyer and Nissenbaum created a Salem Village map that used
letters to mark locations of individual accusers (A), accused witches
(W), and defenders (D)

Question 6

What did Boyer and Nissenbaum argue?

Answer 6

Boyer and Nissenbaum argued that under
lying the neighborly quarrels was a deep-seated economic difference between the village and the neighboring commercial Salem Town