In Search of History - Salem Witch Trials (History Channel) (A&E DVD Archives)

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Studio: A&E Home Video
Product Type: DVD

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Salem's Trials
Ehhh... interesting, but...
Good Introduction to The Salem Witch Hunts of 1692

In Search of History - Salem Witch Trials (History Channel) (A&E DVD Archives)
Starring: In Search of History
Manufacturer: A&E Home Video
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B0007WFUQ0
Release Date: 2005-04-26

Customer Reviews:

Salem's Trials.......2007-01-07

This DVD is excellent for 11th Grade English Teachers, trying to go over the Salem witch trials can be difficult. If you purchase this DVD it goes step by step on how everything started and students get interested right away. I thought it was well explained and it was smooth transition into the whole Crucible unit.

Ehhh... interesting, but..........2007-01-05

I bought this product to use in my classroom while teaching The Crucible to 11th grade students. It held their attention for about 5 minutes. Some of the information is interesting, but most of it I already knew and/ or found out in my research to teach the book. Bottom line is this: if you like the History Channel, you will like this DVD. If not, look at something else.

Good Introduction to The Salem Witch Hunts of 1692.......2006-02-16

This History Channel documentary is a good introductory history to the infamous witch trials that took place in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. It gives a broad overview of the major events and characters in this tragic episode of fear and suspision in early colonial America.

The Salem Witch saga began in the winter of 1692 with the strange behavior surrounding a number of young girls living in Salem Village, several of whom were living in the household of the controversial village minister Samuel Parris. The girls were given to bizarre fits that the local physician was at a loss to explain except by the actions of witchcraft. Soon accusations were leveled at the minister's Carib Indian slave woman, Tituba, who, under torture, admitted to being a witch in league with the Devil. Before long, hundreds of people from the surrounding countryside were arrested and dragged into court to answer to charges of witchcraft. In the end, 19 people died as a result of the tumultuous trials before public sentiment finally turned against the accusers.

The Salem Witch Trials have loomed large in American history since the time they occurred. There have been many different attempts to explain the causes of the witchcraze that swept Salem, but the debate continues to this very day. This documentary gives a clear and basic understanding of the historical events that took place and serves as a good introduction to this material for anyone interested in this notorious event in American History.

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