The Crucible A slide show with links and interactive games from early witchcraft in Europe to recent outbreaks of witch hunts

The Crucible Witchcraft Religion Migration Social Life of the Puritans New England in the 17th century The Salem Witch Hunt Literature related to Witches Contemporary Links

Witchcraft Rye Ergot and Witches Witchcraft Documents Read about the connection between rye and witch behavior The European Witch-Hunts, c. 1450-1750 and Witch-Hunts Today Explores the view on women as enemies of men and the continuing practice of hunting witches Witchcraft Documents The Papal Bull of 1484 Johannes Nider, the Ant Hill The Hammer of Witches, 1486

Religion Puritanism in England Puritanism in New England Puritans and Predestination Religion and the Founding of America as a Religious Refuge Puritanism in America  William Bates (1625-1699) The Queen’s Puritan Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) Biography and Sermons

Timeline of Early Colonial America Migration The Great Migration Lecture by Terry Matthews, Adjunct Assistant Professor at Wake Forest University, Winston –Salem, North Carolina. Explores the reasons why the English Puritans decide to leave their home country.   Timeline of Early Colonial America A timeline of events leading up to and through the founding of Jamestown.

Social Life of the Puritans Class Distinction among the Puritans Relationships between freemen and servants  A Colonial Family and Community Be a history detective. Go back in time and investigate the daily lives of the Daggetts, a colonial family from northeastern Connecticut. Collect clues to uncover answers to 7 questions about colonial life in the 1700s. Then prove your skills as a history detective by discovering "What's wrong with this picture?" The Duties of Children to their Parents By Cotton Mather

New England in the 17th Century (1) Clothing Dress in Early New England The Plymouth Colony Archive Project Population of Plymouth Town, Colony & County, 1620-1690 New England Style Recipes Pilgrim fare

New England in the 17th Century (2) Brief History of the Pilgrims The present state of Massachusetts, known legally as a commonwealth, was explored in the late 16th and early 17th centuries but was not permanently settled until the Pilgrims settled at Plymouth in 1620. Children in Colonial New England Examples of games that the Puritans allowed their children to engage in. Daily Colonial Life Provides details about housing, living arrangements, farming, clothing, food, and the power distribution in a Puritan community.

The Salem Witch Hunt (1) The Salem Witch Museum The 1692 witch trials, bibliographies of primary and current sources, and educational materials, FAQ. National Geographic Witch Hunt You lead a peaceful and good life in Salem, but one day you are accused of witchcraft. Will you survive the trials? Discovery School Salem Witch Site Attempts to show what events lead up to Salem as well as the trials themselves concisely but fairly. Discusses Puritan religion and beliefs about witchcraft, factions, expectations of children in Puritan society, 6 minute multimedia movie with good images of town, biographies of Cotton Mather, Ann Putnam, Tituba, John Proctor, Mary Easty, and Sarah Good.  

Important people named in the court records of witch trials The Salem Witch Hunt (2) Salem Witch Trials Displays large amounts of thought, time and research. It uses historical books as well as primary sources and actual documents to give a clear representation of the trials. There are many great images as well a section on The Crucible. Another plus, is the bios section. While not all those involved have a biography the key players do which can give one a better sense of the goings on of the trials. Notable People Important people named in the court records of witch trials 

The Salem Witch Hunt (3) Maps of Salem Maps of Salem and witchcraft accusations FAQs about the Salem Witch Trials 10 questions and their answers regarding witchcraft.

Literature related to Witchcraft Early American and Colonial Literature Captain John Smith, Increase Mather, Cotton Mather, William Bradford, Anne Bradstreet, Edward Taylor, Edward Winslow, John Winthrop, Mary Rowlandson, John Dickinson  Selected Literary Works involving Witchcraft Texts by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, John Greenleaf Whittier, Mary E. Wilkins.  

Contemporary Links (1) Arthur Miller and Joseph McCarthy Numerous links to Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible and the 1950s McCarthyism in the United States. The Crucible & McCarthyism The Legacy of McCarthyism This site explores the links between the Salem Witchcraft trials and Sen. Joseph McCarthy's trials of the 1950's. The Crucible at the Portsmouth Arts Center  The theater group HumDrum AmDram presents an analysis of the charactersin Miller's play.  

Performed October 25th, 2002 at the Sydney Opera House. Contemporary Links (2) A Cry in the Night The story of Australian Lindy Chamberlain and the killing of her baby Azaria. Witch Hunt Article in The Australian discussing the viewpoint of Australian women on the Lindy Chamberlain case. Lindy Performed October 25th, 2002 at the Sydney Opera House.  

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