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Puritans were members of a religious movement called the Puritanism. The puritans were from the Church of England in the late sixteenth century. They are known as the Puritans because it was a term of contempt assigned by their enemies. The Puritans set sailed to American in 1630 because in the 1500's England broke away from the Roman Catholic Church and created a new church called the Church of England.

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Purpose of the trials: The beliefs in supernatural like the devil’s practice of giving certain human, witches, the power to harms others in exchange for their loyalty has emerged in Europe. The purpose of the trials was to get rid of witches and witches because it was the devil’s works.

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How and why did these trials even begins?
The Salem Witch Trials began after a group of girls in Salem Village claimed to be possessed by the devil and accused several local women of witchcraft. Later arrest warrants were issued for Tituba, Sarah Good, and Sarah Osborn. The three women were brought to magistrates Johnathan Corwin and John Hathorne and questioned. Both Good and Osborn denied their guilt. But Tituba confessed, she claimed that there was other witches acting alongside her in service of the devil against the Puritans. The new spread through the Salem community and to the rest of Massachusett. Many more people were accused of witchcraft. Some people that were accused confessed and said that there are still others that are witches. On June 2, 1692, Bridget Bishop was convicted and she was hanged eight days later. Many more people were hanged after her.
"Salem Witch Trials," A&E Television Networks, 4 November, 2011, https://www.history.com/topics/colonial-america/salem-witch-trials

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"Puritans," A&E Television Networks, 29 October 2009, https://www.history.com/topics/colonial-america/puritanism
"People & Ideas : The Puritans ," October 11, 2010,  http://www.pbs.org/godinamerica/people/puritans.html

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Peter Bulkeley (1582-1659) was a  early influential early Puritan minister who left England for greater religious freedom in America. He was a founder of concord and helped spread the Puritans. These were important i the beginning of the Puritans because they wanted to spread their religion.

John Bunyan (1628-1688) was an writer and a Puritan preacher. He was known for being the author of the Christian allegory The Pilgrim's Progress. John Bunyan wrote many titles and expanded the Puritans. The book The Pilgrim's Progress was very important because it expresses that Puritans and how there religion work.

William Bradford (1590-1657) was governor of the Plymouth colony for 30 years and helped shape and stabilize the political institutions of the first permanent colony in New England. William Bradford most important work for the Puritans because he was mainly contribution in the nurturing the fledgling colony's democratic institutions.

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"Salem Witch Trials," A&E Television Networks, 4 November, 2011, https://www.history.com/topics/colonial-america/salem-witch-trials

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"Rev. Peter Bulkeley," August 16, 2018, https://www.geni.com/people/Rev-Peter-Bulkeley/6000000005758026943
Biography.com Editors, "John Bunyan Biography," A&E Television Networks, April 2, 2014, https://www.biography.com/people/john-bunyan-9231294
"Puritans," A&E Television Networks, 29 October 2009, https://www.history.com/topics/colonial-america/puritanism
"William Bradford," https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Bradford-Plymouth-colony-governor

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The Puritans believed that God had formed a unique agreement with the Puritans and those who disobey will be punished. They believed God expected them to live to reform the Anglican Church and to set good for those who were in England. When becoming a Puritan the training of the children were considered heavy responsibilities and parents prayed that children would become a source of glory to their Lord. The Puritans believed in rough punishment and would do anything when disobeying and making a sin.

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"Puritans in America: Beliefs, Religion & History" https://study.com/academy/lesson/puritans-in-america-beliefs-religion-history.html
"Who were the Puritans" https://www.christianity.com/church/church-history/timeline/1601-1700/who-were-the-puritans-11630087.html

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What sorts of writings came out of this period?
Many type of literature came out of the Puritan period. Most of the literature written by puritans are about God, self narrative, and plain style writing.

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Important literary works:
Of Plymouth plantation by William Bradford.
Of Plymouth describe the history of Plymouth colony before he 1620s.
“Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” by Jonathan Edwards.
Sinners in the canonical text of the Great Awakening.
The General History of Virginia, New England, and the Summer Isles by John Smith.
The General History of Virginia, New England, and the Summer Isles is about the early years of English settlement in Americas from 1584 through 1624.

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Puritans Literature (Authors and Their Works),  Paperprep,  https://paperap.com/paper-on-puritan-literature-authors-and-their-works/
Of Plymouth Plantation Summary, LitCharts, https://www.litcharts.com/lit/of-plymouth-plantation/summary
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God Study Guide, LitCharts,  https://www.litcharts.com/lit/sinners-in-the-hands-of-an-angry-god

In The General History of Virginia, New England, and the Summer Isles, what is John Smith's style of narration?, Enotes, https://www.enotes.com/homework-help/general-history-virginia-new-england-summer-isles-194177

Characteristics of Puritan Writing, Leaf Group Education, https://penandthepad.com/characteristics-puritan-writing-8115548.html