Primary: “17th Century Documents.” Edited by Paul Boyer and Stephen Nissenbaum, 17th Century Documents & Books, 2011, salem.lib.virginia.edu/17docs.html. This source gave many primary resources. They were vital to the information needed to complete this project. Transcriptions of court records and record books were supplied from this site giving a different perspective of the trials. It’s main effect on the project was the linked primary photos it gave. Lupinacci, Betty. “Courtroom Sketches.” Courtroom Sketches , 14 Apr. 2016, blogs.loc.gov/law/2016/04/courtroom-sketches/. These courtroom sketches give a visual representation of what it was like inside the courtroom. It also includes sketches of other cases. They were used for comparison …show more content…
This website supplied very valuable and reliable information about the trials. It is from a museum in Salem, Massachusetts. It gives overviews of the whole story and also gave helpful reference sites. This site was our main source of information for the whole project. “Salem Witch Trials.” A Chronology of Events, www.salemweb.com/memorial/chronology.php. This website gave us an accurate timeline of before, during, and after the trials. The timeline helped us know why events happened. Learning the order of how things took place helped us properly analyze the Events. It was crucial to know the order of events to conclude causes and effects. M, Sam, and F, Sam. “Life After Death.” The Salem Journal: The Aftermath, 2012, people.ucls.uchicago.edu/~snekros/Salem%20Journal/Aftermath/SamMSamF.html. This article describes life after the Salem Witch Trials. It also shows how the accused, their families, and Salem itself recovered from this tragic time period. It explains how Samuel Parris took some blame for his actions.Salem’s actions to move on from the trials were also …show more content…
There were a lot of facts pertaining to the trials. Also there was also background information that helped us have a better understanding of the topic. It is a very reliable source with good information. Blumberg, Jess. “A Brief History of the Salem Witch Trials.” Smithsonian.com, Smithsonian Institution, 23 Oct. 2007, www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-brief-history-of-the-salem-witch-trials-175162489/. This resource gave a brief history of the Salem Witch Trials. It’s main effect on the project was the pictures it provided, they bring the project to life giving visual representation of the events. Along with many other sources, the photos bring the trials to life. Besides photos it gave information pertaining to Samuel Parris. Kreuer, Sarah (2013) " The Devil's Specter: Spectral Evidence and the Salem Witchcraft Crisis," The Spectrum: A Scholars Day Journal: Vol. 2 , Article 8. This scholarly paper gave us in depth information on every execution, date, and trial, more than any other website. It provided court information, like testimonies, that showed how desperate these women were for their lives. It focused mainly on spectral evidence and its effect on the courts. Most of our information on our spectral evidence argument is from this