Theories of The Salem Witch Trials Salem, Massachusetts, a town originally settled in the early seventeenth century, after King Charles II granted a charter, allowing the colonization and self rule over The Massachusetts Bay Colony. This charter was revoked then renewed before finding stable ground in 1691. Salem was run by a group of Puritans who left England due to religious oppression. The Puritans sought out a land where the Puritan Church could not only exist, but exist without interference from the Church of England. The colony, having been over-run throughout the past, was yet again threatened to be abolished.…
Instead they kept to their own thoughts and beliefs, thinking all others were wrong and a committing a sin. It is clear that Puritans were not tolerant of other religions or…
The Salem witch trials was a group of young girls in Salem, Massachusetts who were accused of messing with witch craft and had been claimed to be possessed by the devil in the years of 1692-1693. Twenty people had during those years, within those twenty only nineteen were hanged and one by the name of Giles Corey was pressed to death by stones. In the 1600s the Puritan religion was very strict especially in the Salem Valley. Puritans feared the devil, they feared witch craft because one who practice unholy words and books had their soul sold to the devil. The Religion believed that anyone who was caught, accused, or believed to be a witch should be punished by death.…
In 1692, Salem Massachusetts puritans had a sense of sin and fear of God’s anger. They banned music, dancing, and theater because they were thought as pleasures from Satan. Anyone who listened to music, danced, or had to do with theater they would be accused of witchcraft. In The Crucible, women were spotted dancing, singing, and running naked in the woods; they were accused to witchcraft. Arthur Miller, the playwright, wrote this play as an allegory for the people who were being accused of being a communist.…
In order to fully understand the events that occurred in Salem, an individual must be familiar with the ideas behind the Puritan culture. The Puritans were protestant reformers who wished to purify religion and politics of corruption. The ones which settled in the Massachusetts Bay colony believed in a theocracy, a form of government that combines the laws of church and state. They placed a huge emphasis on the greater good of the community over their own personal gain.…
The Puritans held the witch trials because they believed that the devil did among them. Their beliefs helped trigger the witch accusations and, unfortunately, women were the victims.…
The final evidence that caused the Salem Witch Trial to occur was due to the health problems among the residents. The lives of the Puritans were difficult. They were required to practice religion, and the majority of them had to work on farms. The soils in New England was rocky, which made it hard to grow anything, plus the harsh winter made it more difficult. However, one thing that Colonial Massachusetts were able to grow was Rye.…
The Puritans learned at a young age about witchcraft and were paranoid about everything that…
There are many causes to the Salem witch trials and all of them stem from the church and the direct view of the bible. The way that Puritan society functioned repressed human nature and caused normally good people to lash out at others because of their own sin. They also gained both societal status and monetary value from accusing others. The literal view of the bible led to a very skewed version of the court. Along with this the fact that the Puritans were very isolated from the rest of society made for huge amounts of paranoia.…
When Puritans settled the New England colonies in the 1600s after facing religious oppression back in England, time slowly begins to show how the oppressed become the oppressors. Puritanism is known as an immensely strict practice which led to many dissenters opposing them to be scrutinized. Salem’s unspoken social hierarchy, biased and oppressive theocracy, and its distaste to humankind set up the ideal conditions for the Salem Witch Trials to take place, turning the blame to the Puritan’s rule for allowing the murder of 19 innocent beings.…
According to (people.usa.edu), the puritans basically thought fighting the Native Americans was basically fighting the Devil and demons. This was because of the belief that indians were the physical form of demons and they could possess people and that showed their belief that witches were the spiritual form of the Devil. After the King Philip’s War, the English feared the Native Americans greatly and started seeing indians in dark alleys and corners. Due to the fact that Salem’s citizens started seeing indians every, the became more susceptible to other things they deemed as…
In the 17th century, Puritans migrated to present day Massachusetts and established one of the first settlements in the new world, Salem. The Puritans adhered to a strict religious lifestyle. The puritanical ways they abided by resulted in the formation of a theocracy, a combination of church and state. This devout group expressed zero tolerance when accusations of impropriety were brought around. The Puritans’ uncompromising government led to many predicaments, especially those associated with individuality.…
Witch Hunting 101, Creating Mass Hysteria It is a settlement in Massachusetts, the town of Salem is settled by Puritans, who came from Europe to escape persecution from the Protestant Church of England, and financial opportunity. Based on the ideas of John Calvin, Puritans have strict beliefs that forces people to live in a certain way to lead a pathway into Heaven. In the 1690s, the little prosperous town of Salem came under fire when several people were first accused of witchcraft. The event caused mass hysteria among the people of Salem and other nearby towns. Many went to trial, many confessed and others were charged and sentenced to death.…
Beginning in the 1630’s Puritans came to the colonies after facing persecution in England for their want to purify and reform the Church of England. The Puritans believed that the New World was similar to the Garden of Eden and that the New World was going to be the “city upon the hill”. The Puritans settled in the now known area of Boston, and held services in bare churches throughout the town. Three people who were principal to Puritan religion in the colonies were Richard Mather, a minister in Dorchester Massachusetts who drafted the Cambridge Platform, a description of the Congregational system.…