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The witch hysteria in Salem was caused by the Puritans who thought the devil was highly active in their area. Puritans were very religious and believed in things like predestination. They even combined church and state in a theocracy. They believed that these "witches" were working for the devil and afflicting others. The puritans accused each other for witchcraft for many reasons. Some had old feuds, some who became sick thought their neighbor cursed them, some even accused people of witchcraft simply because they were bored