The Pros And Cons Of Puritan Beliefs

Go back all the way to the 16th and 17th century era, a time where you new groups of people were forming; coming together because of common beliefs or shared interests. One group who was particularly sturdy and large was the Puritans. The Puritans believed in many of their own beliefs, but the main belief that they all had in common was their views on religion. The Puritans practiced their own religion derived from Anglicanism, and had many strict beliefs and feelings towards their own lifestyles. These harsh feelings caused many people pain, and others being forced to believe in what the Puritans did. Whether you’re in the United States or even in Asia, religion is a common standard in many people’s lives. There are several different religions practiced all over the world, but what the Puritans emphasized and practiced was originally Anglicanism, until it formed into Puritanism. The religion of the Puritans was started by King Henry Vlll, when he wanted to started his own church (The Church of
People were getting high on rye bread, causing many of them to see hallucinations that weren’t actually there. This caused many people to claim that they were seeing many things that didn’t actually happen. This is what caused the Salem Witch Trials. Many Puritans in the Salem Village started claiming that little girls were committing witchcraft. This was most likely caused by the people getting high off of the bread, and believing to have saw it. They tried many tactics to see if someone was a witch or not. One example of this was witch cake, which was rye and urine. They fed this “cake” to dogs. If the witch cries out as the dog eats it, then she is connected to the cake. This didn’t work so well, as they didn’t find anyone to cry out in pain. This event cause 18 people to die, those who were claimed to be witches. This was just another crazy belief to add to the many others that the Puritans