Activity Sheet
Old Burying Point and
Witch Trial Memorial



  1. In what year was the Old Burying Point first used?

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  2. What Witchcraft Trials Judge is buried in the Old Burying Point?

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  3. Name the Mayflower passenger who is buried in The Old Burying Point.

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  4. Who is the Colonial Governor buried in The Old Burying Point?

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  5. What do the benches at the Witch Trials Memorial represent?

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  6. How many benches are there?

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  7. How many of the accused were hanged in Salem?

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  8. Who was the first victim hanged and what was the date?

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  9. What was the last date on which any of the accused were hanged in Salem and how many were hanged on the last day?

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  10. What do the locust trees represent?

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  11. What are inscribed on the threshold to the memorial?

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  12. What happened to their protests of innocence?

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  13. What do the tombstones in the adjacent cemetery represent in regards to the memorial?

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Answers:

1. 1637

2. Justice John Hathorne

3. Captain Richard Moore

4. Governor Simon Bradstreet

5. Each represents a victim of the hysteria

6. 20

7. 19

8. Brigit Bishop - June 10,1692

9. September 22,1692 - 8

10. The stark injustice of the trials

11. The victims' protests of innocence

12. They are cut off by the wall

13. All who stood in mute witness to the tragedy

 

 

 

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