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The Massachusetts Bay Colony (1630–1691) was an early English settlement on the eastern coast of America. Established near the former Plymouth colony the settlers had a successful start of a population of over 20,000. Relations with the Natives were well and the colony was to have a promising place in Americas future. Its large harbors were important for the importation and transportation of people and supplies to the colonies. The colony was additionally seen as a religious haven from religious persecution in England

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Arthur Asher Miller was an American playwright who lived from (October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005). Among his many works of ligature his most notable works include All My Sons (1947) as well as Death of a Salesman (1949) and finally The Crucible. He would receive many awards for his work such as a Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Miller went onto live a successful life and would have a family of his own. His legacy through is litature is still going on today.

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Written in 1983 by playwright Arther Miller the play portrays the events of the Salem witch trials of 1692-1693. Miller who was an accused communist in the United States wrote the crucible as an allegory to the treatment of accused communists in America. During a time of social tensity and the rise of cold war, the event of being accused as a communist would ruin one's life. This relates to the events of the Salem witch trials where many lives were lost to simple and unsupported reasons. The play would cause many Americans to doubt the system and question reasoning.

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Witch hunts, which originated in Europe were the hunt aswell as prosecution of those who were accused of witchcraft and wizardry. In the early periods of witch hunts (1400-1782) around 40-60 thousand were accused of practicing black magic aswell as witchcraft. Under religious backgrounds, witch's were seen as a threat to society. Most who were accused were killed during tests such as the float test. Those who were convicted often faced death unless they admitted to the practice of witchery.

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Puritanism was a religion born out of a reform of the Church of England and sought to purify it. Made up of a group of religious devouts, puritans led simple lives in the hope that they were destined for a life in heaven. After fears of prosecution from the king, they fled to the New World (America) in hopes of a better life for themselves. After reaching the new world their puristic beliefs would soon become the backbone for the social and political backgrounds for America, which are still seen today. Yet these beliefs oud ultimately form their demise as observed during the Salem witch trials of 1692