Crucible Research by Claira Laughlin https://padlet.com/claira_laughlin/djejmfg5hzo9 yoyo en-us 2018-02-26 13:50:53 UTC 2023-04-06 01:51:52 UTC hello@padlet.com Puritans (1) claira_laughlin https://padlet.com/claira_laughlin/djejmfg5hzo9/wish/235340603 When: Late 1500's
Where: Northern English Colonies in The New World
Who: People who did not agree with the Reformation of the Church of England
What: They believed that God made a unique agreement with them to live according to the scriptures by reforming from the Anglican Church, setting a good example for others. Believed they lived on a "City on a hill."]]> 2018-02-26 13:53:56 UTC https://padlet.com/claira_laughlin/djejmfg5hzo9/wish/235340603 McCarthyism (3) miaquino24 https://padlet.com/claira_laughlin/djejmfg5hzo9/wish/235340949 When: 1947-1956, Cold War, Second Red Scare

Where: USA

Started By: Joseph McCarthy, US Senator 

What: Accusing Americans as Communist spies, leading to many Americans being jailed for being a suspected Communist

Why (Ideology): Scare people into conforming to acceptable and non-critical American political views]]> 2018-02-26 13:54:26 UTC https://padlet.com/claira_laughlin/djejmfg5hzo9/wish/235340949 The Salem Witch Trials (2) justicelewis1313 https://padlet.com/claira_laughlin/djejmfg5hzo9/wish/235341445  Began in 1692: Smallpox outbreak caused tensions between Salem citizens and native American neighbors, causing added paranoia. 

Began with some young girls claiming to have been possessed by the devil and accused multiple women in Salem Massachusetts of witchcraft. 

In the following months many more people were killed, men, women, and children. (150) The madness spread and a court was created in Salem to handle each trial.

]]> 2018-02-26 13:55:13 UTC https://padlet.com/claira_laughlin/djejmfg5hzo9/wish/235341445 Arthur Miller (4) tld3lon3y https://padlet.com/claira_laughlin/djejmfg5hzo9/wish/235344272  
  • Born October 17 1915 in Harlem New York
  • attended the University of Michigan
  • 1949 and won the Pulitzer Prize along with multiple Tonys for  Death of a Salesman
  • The Crucible, which reflected his unwavering refusal to cooperate with the House Un-American Activities Committee.
  • died in 2005 at the age of 89
  • crucible-  a situation of severe trial, or in which different elements interact, leading to the creation of something new. 
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