end up being judged himself. Nonetheless the Puritans of Salem did exactly the opposite. Absurd superstitions and irregular religious beliefs caused many to believe witches exist and have the ability to control humans and animals. The Salem Witch Trials are famous today for how a people group took a simple thing too far. The Salem Witch Trials were caused by the religious ways of the Puritans, pressure upon women, and the fear of speaking up. The Puritans broke off from the Church of England in 1534
Puritans were members of the Protestant church in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Participants of this religion sough not to separate from the Church of England, but to purify it. The persecution of Puritan peeked under the rule of Henry VIII after he demolished ties with the Catholic Church of Rome. This separation caused bloodshed between the old church and the new church, the Anglicans (#ONE). This violence led the Puritans to set sail for the New World in 1630 (#TWO). The Puritans were
The Salem witch trials occurred in colonial Massachusetts between 1692 and 1693. More than 200 people were accused of practicing witchcraft—the Devil’s magic—and 20 were executed. Eventually, the colony admitted the trials were a mistake and compensated the families of those convicted. Since then, the story of the trials has become synonymous with paranoia and injustice, and it continues to beguile the popular imagination more than 300 years later” (Blumberg). The period in which the Salem Witch Trials
In a small town in Massachusetts, a community was unfortunately filled with controversy and suspicion. The town of Salem was a Puritan community that suffered through mass hysteria. The Puritans were so concerned about witches that they wrongfully executed numerous people under suspicion of witchcraft, but what caused this mass paranoia? The town of Salem was going through a difficult time during the 1600’s. The whole colony in Massachusetts was under leadership of a tempered governor named John
Introduction Puritans had many beliefs that affected the Salem Witch Trials, these were based on how the attendance or lack of attendance of the church, how people should behave, social class, and the way the government should be handled. Puritans were English Protestants that came to America in 1630. They sought to reform the Church of England. When they first came to America they settled at Salem, Massachusetts. The main reason the Puritan’s came to Salem was for freedom of religion which they
example of how Puritans’ perspectives were influenced by religion is through a letter to John Cotton. In this letter, an unknown author expressed his support towards the witch trials. The letter reads: “Our good God is working of miracles. Five witches were lately executed, impudently demanding of God a miraculous vindication of their innocency. Immediately upon this, our God miraculously sent in five Andover witches...”. The author demonstrates a common perspective of most Puritans during this time
The Puritan Religion and the Salem Witch Trials The Salem Witch Trials brought havoc among the citizens of Salem, Massachusetts starting in 1692. These trials consisted of many hearings against groups of women who were said to possess the power of a witch. Many of the people within the town continued to have strong loyalties to their new Puritan religion and their old king back home. The church of England had moved away from the Catholic religion with the help of King Henry VIII and the Puritans
having the distinct practice to exercise magical skills and abilities. Many believed thought of having the power to act upon spells and invocation of spirits was very frightening and went against their normal “way of life”. One in particular were the Puritans of colonial New England during 1690s. In 1641, witchcraft was considered a capital crime! The situation was so bizarre that many people were imprisoned, shunned or even killed for the actions and events relating to witchcraft allegations. The New
itchcraft has been around for many centuries. In 1491, the Puritan Legal Code was created, and on this list, witchcraft was number two. This means that witchcraft was only under idolatry. Witchcraft was considered worse than blasphemy, murder, poisoning, and bestiality. Most people considered even murder to be better than witchcraft. In January of 1692, a pair of girls named Elizabeth Parris and Abigail Williams, who lived in Salem Village, Massachusetts claimed to everyone that they had become
DBQ- Witch Trials In the 16th century, the English monarchy separated from the Catholic Church and formed the Church of England. The new church was essentially the same as the Catholic Church, but it was not under the authority of the pope. Some members of the new Church of England believed that it was still too similar to Catholicism and wanted to further purify its practices. This group, known as Puritans, faced religious persecution in England and traveled to America. On the voyage to America