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Calvinism is the theological system of Calvin and his followers marked by a strong emphasis on the sovereignty of God, the depravity of humankind, and the doctrine of predestination. The Puritans shared similar beliefs as they wanted a government that was run by god but also did not want the government to have anything to do with the church. One Calvinistic belief was the existence of witchcraft which also lead to the big chaos and fear of witches during this time.

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Elizabeth Parris is also known as Betty Parris was known for being one of the main accusers in the Salem Witch Trials. She was one of the first victims that fell into the symptoms of being a victim of witchcraft. After she began to act strangely and became ill, some of her friends started to have the same unusual behaviors and were later examined by a doctor. After seeing that there was nothing physically wrong with them, the girls insisted that they were being inflicted on by a witch. They started accusing easy targets to make it seem that they are telling the truth.

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The Puritans refer to the movement for the reform that occurred within the church of England between the time of Queen Elizabeth and King Charles II. The purpose and wanting were to have a pure religion that god intended. They also did not like the catholic church which led to King Charles persecuting them. The puritans came to the New World and established colonies. They had many beliefs and came to America with belief that it was a plan from God. They wanted to get rid of the catholic church and build upon the ideas of John Calvin.

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The Puritans believed that everything naturally bad was Satan being active in the world. Any natural disasters, diseases, or bad fortunes were all acts of Satan, and the cause of the trouble was caused by him. This was also the cause of the frontier wars with the Native Americans along with the Congregational strife in Salem Village. Because acts like these, also led to the belief that Satan was constantly working by recruiting witches and wizards. This made it a prime cause to the accused of witches since it was believed that Satan worked more with women than men.

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This picture shows one of the trials in progress. A woman is being convicted for the practice of witchcraft which over 200 others were jailed. A total of 19 men and women were hanged in Salem. As seen in the image, there is a girl laying on the floor as if she was being possessed by the supposed witch, and everyone is believing and is deeply engaged that there is a "witch" in the same room as them. Without any doubt of the girls acting they proceed as the women being convicted as guilty. For others that were convicted and confessed just so they can keep their lives, doesn't mean that their life went back to normal. After you confessed to being a witch, no one would ever want anything to do with you, and there was no good ending to any of the trials that happened