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The background of the Crucible starts based on the Salem Witch Trials. A man named Arthur Miller studied these trials in Salem. The Puritans were people who lived a simple life and believed strongly in Calvinism. They believed that christ died for the elect. People believed that the Trials started because of boredom of teenagers who started the process as well as Satan recruiting the witches. The way they could tell if someone is a witch by putting them in water and seeing if they float (meaning they are a witch).