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-Why were the puritans quick to assume the supernatural? Give 3 reasons.
Puritans believed in the supernatural. They take every event as appearing to be a sign of God’s mercy or
judgment. They considered themselves as
God's chosen people, so any signs of difference were
interpreted as the presence of evil in their midst.
Furthermore, they believed that witches were human
manifestations of the devil, and that the devil's favorite way of testing Puritans was to place witches in
the heart of their communities.
-Why were ministers so important in Puritan society? Give 3 reasons.
Puritan ministers were to deliver guidance and often to intimidate church members into adhering to a
strict moral code of good behavior.
Another reason is to glorify God and remind people that their role as humans was to fight against sin and
praise God.
Lastly, they were concerned about a spiritual covenant between man and God. They often intimated to
the presence of God and Satan and how to identify the battle in worldly and spiritual matters.
-How did the hysteria fuel accusations?
Give 3 reasons.
The misconduct began when girls blamed Tituba, an enslaved person from South America who had told
their luck of enchantment after they became mysteriously sick. Responding to increased attention, the
girls inflated their credibility by overloading new proof against indicted witches and spreading the
hysteria to neighboring towns. A condition in which fear overpowers logic and individual thought and
explains its existence. Fear feeds fear: to explain why so many people are afraid; the community starts to
believe that the fear must have legitimate roots. The hysteria only increased when Boston minister
Cotton Mather joined in the scrabble. During the trials held in Salem town in Essex County, the accused
were tarnished with little recourse and denied rights.
Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Puritanism". Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 May. 2020,
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Puritanism. Accessed 25 February 2022.
https://www.thoughtco.com/puritanism-definition-4146602
Sember, Brette. "Puritanism for Beginners." ThoughtCo, Aug. 27, 2020, thoughtco.com/puritanism-
definition-4146602.
Purdy, Elizabeth. "Salem Witch Trials".
Mtsu.Edu
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amendment/article/1098/salem-witch-trials.
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