Witchcraft was a very serious topic in Salem. For just one act of witch craft a woman could have been set to prison or hanged. The causes for this were the fact that they were settled in a new area and it was very difficult for them. While adjusting to a place after leaving home can be difficult, I personally think that in the stress of getting their new life settled they started to practice forms of witch craft. Another reason that caused witchcraft was religion. The puritans were so religious that they believed everything about god and their religion. In their beliefs it sated that Eve was easily tempted by the devil. The Puritans believed that all women fell into that curse, because of this they thought that bad things occurred
