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Women and the American Experience Concise, 2/e
Nancy Woloch, Barnard College
The Seventeenth Century: A Frontier Society

American History on the Web: A Witch-Hunt

Navigate through the Salem witch-hunt and go to trial at http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/salem/



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Did you confess? Why or why not?
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What forces-human, psychological, and supernatural-control the courthouse decisions?
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What is the significance of women witches, girls in hysteria, and male judges? How does this reflect the values and conventions of 17th-century American society? How does it compare with today?








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