convicted of practicing witchcraft in Massachusetts. The Salem Witch Trials took place only in America‚ but the idea of witches has existed in many parts of the world. In Europe witches were believed to be anti-Christian‚ and to have sold his or her soul to the devil in order to obtain magical abilities‚ usually to harm others. However‚ witches in Africa and the West Indies involved concepts other than the devil. From the 1400’s to the 1700’s‚ the annihilation of witches and witchcraft in England‚ France
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Separatists who believed that the Church of England could not be reformed–Plymouth colony 3. The Puritans - Non-separatists – Wanted to purify the Church of England - Massachusetts Bay Colony 4. William Bradford - A Pilgrim‚ the second governor of the Plymouth colony‚ 1621-1657. 5. Puritan Migration - Many Puritans emigrated from England to America in the 1630s and 1640s. 6. Church of England (Anglican Church) - The national
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PURITAN LITERATURE three main points "Of Plymouth Plantation" by William Bradford Summary: Bradford describes life in the new Puritan (1)’city upon a hill’. The Puritans thanked God for bringing them to the new land and built their lives around him. Although‚ in the beginning‚ (2) they had to push through disease and harsh weather. Bradford also describes how lonely the Pilgrims felt‚ because no one could ’greet them’ and they were in a place in which they knew nothing about. He knew that
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Porters‚ caused the most problem throughout the town. Puritans were considered very strict and abnormal compared to the present (Plouffe and Plouffe n.pag.). For the Puritans‚ religion was the way in which both life and law operate. The children of these times suffered extremes that many today could not live without‚ toys. On top of that‚ music and dancing were not approved by the church‚ so therefore‚ were not allowed. It can be seen that the Puritans of this time were very strict in multiple cases
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time the waves of witchcraft hysteria had settled in Salem‚ more than one hundred innocent people had been put in jail and twenty others
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Stories‚ short or long‚ possessing a moral or for fun‚ fiction or fact‚ serve as the medium to share the history of humanity. Within these stories one often finds a concept of good versus evil. While good always seems to prevail‚ there remains something special about the way the concept of evil has woven its way throughout the history of American literature. Evil seeks to create fear and this fear draws from the dark and shoves into the light the symbol of a monster. What defines this monster has
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because the differences between the Puritan community and the farmers. The main thing people think about when they hear the name Salem are witches and the Salem witch trials. Salem is and forever will be the grounds that were stained with the bloodshed of many innocent lives. Back in the 1600s in Salem‚ Massachusetts more than 200 innocent people were accused of witchcraft. This fear of witchcraft swept throughout Salem. The people that were accused of Witchcraft had some sort of unusual characteristic
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Salem Witchcraft Crisis of 1692 By Mary Beth Norton In the Devil’s Snare is a book about the Salem Witchcraft Crisis of 1692 in which the towns people accused women and men of using witchcraft to cause unexplained happenings throughout the town. The men and women appeared to be possessed by the devil‚ nothing else could explain it. In early times people didn’t understand reason. Especially the Puritans who only saw God’s will and the evilness of the devil. During the Salem witchcraft crisis
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infamous events that demand an explanation for their occurrence. The trials that took place in 1692 caused neighbors in the community of Salem Village in the colony of Massachusetts to turn on one another out of paranoia‚ accusing one another of witchcraft. According to Carol Karlsen‚ a longtime author of the subject‚ nineteen people were hanged and about 200 others were imprisoned (40). A few theories have been offered in order to explain the root of this mass hysteria. The theories in question need
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Salem Village in 1692 caused the citizens to accuse and execute each other because of suspected witchcraft. The Salem witch trials‚ a series of court cases regarding the 131 people accused of witchcraft‚ led to twenty-five peoples’ deaths and the arrests of many more (Foulds 258). The trouble first started when two girls acted so strangely that people had no doubts that it was the result of witchcraft. Soon‚ they considered no one safe because anyone might be a witch‚ or may be tormented by a witch
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