"The Trial of Martha Carrier"

Cotton Mather reports on the testimonies of several of Martha Carrier's accusers and victims. Although the tone of the descriptions seems objective, the absence of any other type of evidence and the repeated mention of lost cows suggest that the witch trial was more about personal vengeance than legal justice. Examine the example sentences to judge for yourself.

Here are all the word lists to support the reading of Grade 11 Unit 2's texts from SpringBoard's Common Core ELA series: The Crucible, Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, The New England Primer, The Trial of Martha Carrier, The Lessons of Salem, The Very Proper Gander, Declaration of Conscience, Why I Wrote The Crucible, Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address, Speech to the Virginia Convention, The Gettysburg Address, FDR's First Inaugural Address , JFK's Inaugural Address