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The Salem Witch trials initially started when the daughter of the town reverend, Betty Paris became ill. Her illness caused her to sprint around, to dive under the furniture, to contort in pain, and more. Her symptoms though may have been a combination of many factors including guilt, boredom, delusional psychosis, epilepsy, child abuse, stress, and even asthma. Witchcraft was increasingly getting more and more popular after some of Betty's friends began to act strangely, just as Betty did. When a doctor was called in to officially diagnose the girls, he came to a conclusion that the problems that they were facing, originated from something from the supernatural world. The doctor's diagnosis was seemingly likely considering what many of the Puritans were believing to be true... that the witches were targeting children. Due to the many accusations of people being witches, trials were held, leading to the deaths of so many. Over 200 people were put to jail and executed because they were accused of witchcraft towards 1692.

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This theory was that the new Massachusetts Colony would be a place where their community would be a place that would resemble a utopia where God would be found in the scripture along with strong work ethic. They were so intent to spread the word of God along with spreading purity that they had built a school to teach young men to become teachers. Also to preach the word of God. Harvard became one of those schools in 1635, the first public school to become an icon for educating ministers.

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In Salem, MA the witch hysteria was born. Deriving from the beliefs rooting from Calvinism, Satan was believed to be alive and well. That he was actively trying to undermine the Puritans' mission of spreading the ideas of/helping the world become more pure. Whenever a disaster strikes or something such as a natural disaster occurs, guess who's to blame, the one who wreaked all that havoc? Satan.  When times in times of trouble, the Puritans saw that as a true indicator that Satan was at work.

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The name/word Puritans refers to the movement for the reform that took place between the times of Elizabeth and Charles II, within the walls of the Church of England. These people did not like the Catholic Church, so much in fact that they wanted to get rid of it.
They were soon ordered to persecution by the King because of it.  After doing so, they were going to build something new and improved, based upon the ideas of John Calvin. Where they were headed was to the "New World," also known as North America. This was where they established the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

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This was a theological system made by John Calvin that had such a great impact that many and most likely most Puritans believed to be true. The idea and belief of total depravity was common among the Puritans. Along with the beliefs of predestination, grace, and limited atonement. Calvinism also brought along the idea of being a community that ran on theocracy where church and state were blended, governed by God. It was also from the Calvinistic beliefs that the existence of witchcraft got a bad name, adding to the fear of witches and witchcraft.