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In order to be accused of being witch you had to go through a series of tests. A sign you could be a witch was a witches teat or third nipple. To find this they would strip women naked during a trial. They would also accuse people who looked sick or were crazy since they believed satan was the cause of misfortune. A lot of these tests showed no real fact that they were actually witches, which is why so many of them were actually innocent.

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The first trial was to a former slave named Tituba, where three girls told the courts that she had been involved with Satan and was a witch. Tituba admitted to this which was what caused the outbreak of the witch hunts. The girls started framing hundreds of women and men to be involved in witchcraft. This led to many innocent people being put in jail and killed. By the end of 1692 over 200 people were jailed by being accused of witchcraft.

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The puritans believed that Satan was responsible for all bad occurances such as natural disasters and diseases. They also believed in predestination which is the belief that people are chosen by God to be in heaven or hell. The puritan's beliefs were so strict that anxiety and fear grew in the town. This made it easy to fall into hysteria which made it easier to believe that there were witches living in Salem. They believed witches were Satanic and were trying to steer them farther away from God, so they did everything to make them go away.

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The puritans believed in creating a plain world where God was the only priority. They moved to Masachuteses and built a town now called "Salem". They surrounded themselves with plain buildings, no activities, and only wore black and white clothes.They also believed in predestination which is the belief that people are chosen by God to be in heaven or hell. Their religion was so strict that is caused anxiety and fear, which was one of the reasons why the witch hunts happened.

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Three girls had a housekeeper known as Tituba, a former slave, who showed them black magic and spells. The girls became "possessed" and began accusing innocent women of being witches. The girls most likely did this because of boredom and wanting to be seen by the public. Women in the 1600's were seen as invisible and unheard so the girls loved the attention. The puritans were so accepting of these accusations since their religion revolved around the fear of Satan