Cotton Mather and the Salem Witch-Hunt, 1692–93 (Edexcel A-Level History): Flashcards

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Dates of Salem witch trials

1692-93

Number accused of witchcraft in Salem

Over 200 people

Who was Tituba?

Enslaved woman in Parris household who confessed to witchcraft

Salem Village vs Salem Town economic difference

Village: agricultural/poorer; Town: commercial/wealthier

Cotton Mather's role in witch trials

Vocal supporter, influential minister, gave sermons on witchcraft

William Stoughton's key decision

Accepted spectral evidence as valid testimony

Define spectral evidence

Testimony that accused's spectre appeared & caused harm

Who questioned spectral evidence?

Increase Mather and Governor Phips

Three main young female accusers

Elizabeth Parris, Abigail Williams, Ann Putnam

Increase Mather's argument vs spectral evidence

Devil might appear as innocent person to deceive witnesses

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Changing Attitudes to Witchcraft in Britain

The Wider Intellectual Context: the Coming of the Age of Science and Reason

The North Berwick Witches in Scotland, 1590–91 and the Aftermath to 1597

The Lancashire Witches of 1604–13

The Great Witch-Hunt in Bamberg, Germany, 1623–32

Matthew Hopkins and the East Anglian Witch Craze, 1645–47

Cotton Mather and the Salem Witch-Hunt, 1692–93

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Summary

Changing Attitudes to Witchcraft in Britain

The Wider Intellectual Context: the Coming of the Age of Science and Reason

The North Berwick Witches in Scotland, 1590–91 and the Aftermath to 1597

The Lancashire Witches of 1604–13

The Great Witch-Hunt in Bamberg, Germany, 1623–32

Matthew Hopkins and the East Anglian Witch Craze, 1645–47

Cotton Mather and the Salem Witch-Hunt, 1692–93

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Summary

Changing Attitudes to Witchcraft in Britain

The Wider Intellectual Context: the Coming of the Age of Science and Reason

The North Berwick Witches in Scotland, 1590–91 and the Aftermath to 1597

The Lancashire Witches of 1604–13

The Great Witch-Hunt in Bamberg, Germany, 1623–32

Matthew Hopkins and the East Anglian Witch Craze, 1645–47

Cotton Mather and the Salem Witch-Hunt, 1692–93

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Summary

Changing Attitudes to Witchcraft in Britain

The Wider Intellectual Context: the Coming of the Age of Science and Reason

The North Berwick Witches in Scotland, 1590–91 and the Aftermath to 1597

The Lancashire Witches of 1604–13

The Great Witch-Hunt in Bamberg, Germany, 1623–32

Matthew Hopkins and the East Anglian Witch Craze, 1645–47

Cotton Mather and the Salem Witch-Hunt, 1692–93

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