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John Calvin's "Calvinism" were the root to the puritans. Their government was a theocracy which means the church and state were blended together and governed by God. Their beliefs include grace, predestination, and depravity. They believed that all human beings were sinners. Witchcraft went against these belief since Satan became involved.

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Puritans believed that Satan was active in the world. This resulted in their idea that every bad event that occured was from him. They believed that he recuited witches  that worked for him. This caused mass hysteria and many people were accusing other of witchcraft. Some puritans would accuse foreigners to release guilt from their chest.

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The City Upon a Hill was established by John Winthrop. This was followed by the Puritans and it means that God would be found in strong work ethic. There was a strong belief in education which taught men the word of God. Colleges like Harvard and Princeton were created were built around this concept. They taught that grace was a free gift of salvation and original sin in present at birth.

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The Salem witch trials began 1692 after a group of young girls possessed by the devil and accused women of witchcraft. Witches were considered to be followers of Satan who had their souls traded for assistance. The practice of witchcraft went against the puritans' beliefs and they started to hunt for all witches in the communtiy.At the end of 1691, 200 people were jailed for witchedcraft. 19 of those people were executed by hanging.

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Puritans refer to a movement of religious reform. The Puritans came to North America from England because they wanted religious freedom. They were tired of seeing the Catholic Church and wanted to get rid of it. The Puritans believed in God's grace and they also believed in predestination. They also believed that witches did not belong in the community which resulted killing them by hanging.