SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE PURITANS
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witchcraft and demonic culture in New England
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false testimonies and extremely strict religion of the Puritans
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rival competition with France and Spain
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Native American interactions and English suspicionsof the natives
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Detailed explanation-1: -Following societal expectationswas a vital part of the Puritan religion, and those who did not conform were thought to be working with the Devil. The people of Salem feared the Devil very much, and when witches were thought to be working with the Devil in Salem, panic arose.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Salem witch trials and executions came about as the result of a combination of church politics, family feuds, and hysterical children, all of which unfolded in a vacuum of political authority.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Puritans were desperate to get back on the path to righteousness that they started the witch trails in order to cleanse the town. They believed what they were doing was morally correct and it was their duty to God to rid of the witches that had possessed their community.