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All 7 questions on Cotton Mather and the Salem witch hunt, 1692–93, as a list June 2025, Paper 33, Q3 (20 marks): ‘The influence of Cotton Mather’s father, Increase Mather, was the main reason for the ending of the Salem witch hunt.’ How far do you agree with this judgementJune 2024, Paper 33, Q3 (20 marks): How accurate is it to say that it was the impact of Cotton Mather that led to the severity of the Salem witch hunt?June 2023, Paper 33, Q1 (20 marks): Assess the value of the source for revealing the nature of beliefs about the Devil and the justification given for the witch hunt in Salem. Explain your answer,June 2022, Paper 33, Q3 (20 marks): ‘The Salem witch hunt was primarily caused by social tensions.’ How far do you agree with this statement?June 2019, Paper 33, Q3 (20 marks): To what extent was the severity of the trials at Salem the result of the involvement of children?June 2018, Paper 33, Q1 (20 marks): Assess the value of the source for revealing how trials were conducted at Salem and the reasons why they came to an end. Explain your answer, using the source, June 2017, Paper 33, Q3 (20 marks): How far does the role of Governor Phips explain the end of the Salem witch hunt (1692–93)?Nearby topics: Changing attitudes to witchcraft in Britain The wider intellectual context: the coming of the age of science and reason The North Berwick witches in Scotland, 1590–91 and the aftermath to 1597 The Lancashire witches of 1604–13 The Great Witch Hunt, in Bamberg, Germany, 1623–32 Matthew Hopkins and the East Anglian witch craze, 1645–47 The whole bank Questions, mark schemes and examiner’s reports are © Pearson Edexcel, from their published past papers. Plumi isn’t affiliated with any exam board. Want whole papers? Full past papers .
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