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Calvinism is the theological system of John Calvin. The Puritans shared some beliefs that was involved with Calvinism such as total depravity, predestination, limited atonement, grace and city upon a hill. The Puritans in the end believed the were brought to the new world to create a theocracy, a government which blends church and state. They did not want to be in a world where the King of England told the church what to do. Certain Calvinism beliefs that were associated with witchcraft scared the citizens even more because this is what they believed and it was becoming a reality to them.

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Miller is the author of the play "The Crucible" based off of the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. He was married to Marilyn Monroe for five years. Arthur is most known for refusing to give out information and evidence about his friends to the House Un-American Activities Committee. Miller traveled to Salem, Massachusetts to research the witch trials of 1692 for his play "The Crucible". He wanted to make this play and have it in include both the Salem Witch Trials and the Cold War to make the point, "Those who don't learn from history are bound to repeat it." When this play opened on Broadway it was widely shot down by the critics because they didn't want to be accused of being possible communists.

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The citizens of Salem believed that Satan was in the real world and the cause of all of their issues and recruiting witches and warlocks causing hysteria throughout the town. Hysteria grew in the town when talk of foreign influence in homes was related to witchcraft such as Tituba; the slave of Samuel Parris. Citizens also believed witchcraft was real because there were people were confessing to be "witches" throughout the town with credibility to earlier charges. Teenage boredom such as no television, no CD's and bible reading was thought to influence witchcraft in young adults. Old feuds between the accused and their accusers stimulated thoughts of witchcraft.

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The Puritan people left Europe and came to the new world landing in Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1620. They were searching for a place to settle because they got in trouble with the Church of England because they wanted to get rid of the Catholic Church. Puritans were religious reformers who wanted to purify the church; because of this they disliked all other religions. They believed every aspect of life should be simplified and didn't want any part in something that was difficult. This image below shows the Puritans arriving onto the new world and seeing what it had to offer. America is what it is today because of the influence of the Puritans.

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It all started with Betty Parris getting violently ill, other girls were also getting ill. A doctor was called to examine them and he said there is nothing physically wrong with them to cause their sickness, he concluded that the cause must be supernatural. The image below shows one of the many trials where a person was accused of being or associated with a witch. In this particular trial the person being accused is shown summoning lightning bolts and scaring the judge and crowds that were there to watch her trial. By the end of 1692, over 200 people were put into jail and accused of witchcraft. 19 men and women were hung out of the 200 being accused.