Era 2
Colonization and Settlement
(1585-1763)

Witchcraft or Witchhunt
How does it feel to live your life in fear of persecution and possible death?  Whether you live in the 1600's or the 1950's, know what it feels like to be whispered about and feared.  Your friends ignore you, or worse yet, they  have turned on you and testify in court against you. Why?  What is it about you that makes you seem to be dangerous?   You will use primary source documents and other web resources to explore the experience of persecution in our society and step into the shoes of one of the accused.

Exploring Colonial America through Art and Literature

Puritan New England - Cultural Webquest
The purpose of this webquest was to spark an interest and expose high school 11th graders taking American literature to the cultural aspects of the New England settlers. The tasks are cross-curicular with U.S. History and are a supplement to the typical literary exposure of the Puritan period in literature.

Salem Witch Trials
In this WebQuest, you are sent back to the year 1692 when the Salem Witch Trials were occurring in Salem, Massachussets to decide the fate of many men and women. You will research the reasons for the trials, as well as other possible outcomes for the trials!

The Salem Witch Trials
Designed as a WebQuest for students in 8-12. It looks at the people behind the trials, and encourages a study of a less looked at part of history, the victims.

Salem Witch Trials: Rewrite History
Become the jury and the accused and decide how the trials should have turned out.

Salem Witch Trials Documentary Archive
Archived documents, maps, and biographies. From the University of Virginia Electronic Text Center.

Archiving Early America
Scenes and portraits from original newspapers, maps and writings come to life on your screen just as they appeared to this country's forebears more than two centuries ago

1600-1775: K12 Resources
Explore the Colonial Period of our history through the Internet. You'll find maps, lesson plans, bibliographies and curriculum content materials here.

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