Webquest
Welcome. You’re about to do a “webquest,” or an online search for knowledge. Copy this document and save it as a Microsoft Word document. Include your full name, class period, and the date at the top of the page. Answer the questions (in your own words, please), and mail a completed copy to me at the school’s e-mail address (click on faculty or staff). You may address your work directly to . If you send your work as an attachment, make sure it’s really attached.
Note: When you answer each question, be sure to copy and paste the URL address as the source. Use MLA format. If you’re not sure what this is, google MLA.org .
This webquest has been adapted from one available at www.molineschools.org/mns/media/Pathfinders/English/Puritan
1. When, where, and how did the Puritans begin in Europe?
http://www.nd.edu/~rbarger/www7/puritans.html
2. What were some of the Puritan�s beliefs and values?�
http://www.nd.edu/~rbarger/www7/puritans.html
2.) What is predestination? What role did this play in Puritan
society?
3. What is meant by the term “typology,” and how did this affect the attitudes of the Puritans?
4. What were the provisions of the Mayflower Compact? In what ways did the agreement pave the way for democracy?
5. What is meant by “plain style”? Why did William Bradford write in this manner?
5 Who led the first group of Puritans to the New World? Where did they settle, and how do Puritans differ from a)Pilgrims, and b)Quakers.
6 How did the Puritans view education? http://www.nd.edu/~rbarger/www7/neprimer.html
7.) What was the tool Puritans used to teach their children? In
addition to the alphabet, what else was taught using this tool?
http://www.gettysburg.edu/~tshannon/his341/nep07pg12_13.htm
8 How were the Puritan beliefs reflected in the laws of
Massachusetts? Look in particular at the punishments. http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/religion/rel01.html
9.) Salem Village was the center of the witch trials.
Look at a
copy of an arrest warrant. What proof is provided?
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/salem/salem.htm
10.) Look at a portrait “Examination of a Witch.” How are the
conditions of the examination depicted? Record full details in a
paragraph.
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/salem/SAL_PHO.HTM
11.) Look at the trial records of Sarah Good, in particular, the
Summary of Evidence. What kind of evidence led to the indictment of
Sarah as a witch? Look at the particular wording of those accusing
Sarah.
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/salem/ASA_GOOD.HTM
12 You are accused! Go to this link to see what your options
are once you have been accused. Record your findings.
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/salem/accused!.html
10.) Play Jeopardy and see how much you have learned about
the witch trials.
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/salem/
scopesjeopardy[1].htm