1.	Construct an explanation of the rash of witchcraft trials that befell Salem in the 1690s
•	Were a series of hearings before county court trials to prosecute people accused of witchcraft in the counties of Essex, Suffolk, and Middlesex in colonial Massachusetts, between February 1692 and May 1693.
•	girls blamed witchcraft for their bad behavior
o	cried for no apparent reason; twitched on the ground
•	court convened and began to send men and women to the gallows; by the end of the summer, the court had hanged 19 people
•	Increase Mather – led the group of prominent Congregational ministers  made the colonial government decide to convene a new court, which promptly acquitted, pardoned or released remaining suspects
•	Economic tensions – poorer, more traditional farmers accused members of prosperous, commercially oriented families of being witches
•	Often women than men
2.	How did Bacon’s Rebellion affect the institutions of indentured servitude and slavery?
Bacon's rebellion took place because indentured servants in Virginia were dissatisfied with how they were being treated. The rebellion showed the upper class that they needed a more obedient labor force that would be easier to control. This led them to rely much more on African slaves.