Salem Witch Trial Three Sovereigns for Sarah Film Questions: Answer in bold plz :P 1. Who was Sarah Cloyce, and why did she go before the Private Court of Inquiry in 1703?
2. Who was Samuel Parris, and why was his new role in Salem the subject of debate?
3. Who was the first in Salem to become “afflicted,” and how did this “affliction” spread?
4.Who was Tituba, and why was she arrested for “witchcraft?”
5.Why did Sarah Cloyce believe that Ann Carr Putnam might accuse her and her sisters (Rebecca Nurse and Mary Eastey)?
6.Why was Giles Corey pressed to death?
7.How was “spectral evidence” used to condemn the accused, and of what economic status were most of them?
8. What did Mary Eastey mean when she said, “They are possessed and yet they are not?”
9. Why did Governor Phips eventually suspend the trials and order the release of the prisoners?
10. How many people fell victim to this “witch hunt,” and according to Sarah documented evidence, what was responsible for it?