TED-Ed
TED-Ed: What really happened during the Salem Witch Trials
You’ve been accused of a crime you did not commit. It’s impossible to prove your innocence. If you insist that you’re innocent anyway, you’ll likely be found guilty and executed. But if you confess, apologize, and implicate others,...
Wonderscape
Tituba’s Confession: The Turning Point in the Salem Witch Trials
This video explores the pivotal role of Tituba's confession in the Salem Witch Trials. Learn how pressure from Reverend Samuel Parris and fear of punishment led to Tituba's detailed accounts of witchcraft, which fueled the hysteria in...
Brian McLogan
Right Triangles | Trigonometry | Pre-Calculus
In this lesson I will show you how evaluate the six trigonometric functions with right triangles. We will begin by finding the missing side of a triangle with the pythagorean theorem and then transcend into identifying the sides of a...
Religion for Breakfast
What is Wicca?
References: Ethan Doyle White, Wicca: History, Belief, and Community in Modern Pagan Witchcraft, (Sussex Academic Press, 2016) Sabina Magliocco, Witching Culture: Folkore and Neopaganism in America, (University of Pennsylvania Press,...
Wonderscape
Tituba: The Enigmatic Figure Behind the Salem Witch Trials
This video explores the mysterious background of Tituba, the first woman accused in the Salem Witch Trials. Learn about her origins, her life as an enslaved woman, her connection to Reverend Samuel Parris’s family, and the events that...
Curated Video
Martha Moore Ballard: Diary of a Midwife
Written over 25 years, Martha Moore Ballard’s diary gives us a unique perspective into the midwifery profession and the lives of women in 19th century America.
Curated Video
The Salem Witch Trials: What Really Happened?
The Salem Witch trials are one of the most infamous episodes in US history, but what really happened in Salem?
Curated Video
America's Hidden Stories: Salem's Secrets 🤐 FULL EPISODE | Smithsonian Channel
In 1692, the townspeople of Salem, Massachusetts found themselves in a panic over witchcraft. But after several months, the paranoia and violence ended almost as quickly as it began. All trials were halted, publications about the terror...
Cerebellum
America, An Emerging World Power: 1896-1916 - Hay-bunau-varilla Treaty (1903)
American democracy has a lineage of written records that we can trace to show the development of our nation, and how each document builds on those before it to make our foundation of freedom stronger. This video focuses on documents...