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The setting of the Crucible took place in Salem, Massachussetts. Salem is heavily populated by Puritans. Puritans have very strict policies. They believed that any act of evil was not aligned with God. Puritans praise moral righteousness.

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Calvinism was started by John Calvin. Calvinists are taught that God is all powerful and completely a supreme ruler. Puritans were strict Calvinists. Through Calvinism, God has already chosen your path after death and it is up to God to forgive you. Puritans believed that if a person sinned, they are headed to hell as shown in the image.

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McCarthyism was named after Senator Joseph McCarthyism. McCarthyism was referred as the panic and accusations of the community suspected of witchcraft. In McCarthyism it was expected for the accused to plead guilty and to name others. Those that were accused were jailed or sentenced to death without a fair trial. Those that pled not guilty had no idea that they were sacrificing their own life.

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The majority of Salem were accused of being witches. Neighbors suddenly turn on each other. Many accuse people they have known for years of practicing witchcraft or worshiping the devil. The town of Salem suddenly falls into a massive hysteria. The overwhelming fear causes logic and common sense to be disrupted. The woman in the image is being wrongfully accused by her neighbors.

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The witch trials included persecution, imprisonment, and the hanging of people. The people that were accused of such charges were those that were believed to be witches. Many of the accusations began in 1692. The people that were accused begged for their lives as shown in the image. Out of over 150 people that were accused, only about 19 were prosecuted by getting hanged.