https://padlet.com/99032723/vyg74bu7stsy Background of the witch hunts in Salem en-us 2020-01-23 06:32:23 UTC 2020-01-23 19:42:16 UTC hello@padlet.com 99032723 https://padlet.com/99032723/vyg74bu7stsy/wish/435293516 Witch trails were held in Salem. These two possessed girls would help the judge figure out if the convicted people were witches. They would do this by showing signs that they were being mind controlled by the witch. They would do things like scream, twitch, or say things simultaneously. These girls were one of the final decision makers in the fate of the accused.]]> 2020-01-23 18:35:47 UTC https://padlet.com/99032723/vyg74bu7stsy/wish/435293516 99032723 https://padlet.com/99032723/vyg74bu7stsy/wish/435295199 Supposed witches were hanged, crushed to death, or sent to prison, etc. People accused of witchcraft were sent to jail without a proper trial. Around 24 people were killed  during this time and very few of them were actually into witchcraft. If you denied being a witch they would kill you and if you "confessed" they would kept you alive. They believed that God would forgive your sins.]]> 2020-01-23 18:38:04 UTC https://padlet.com/99032723/vyg74bu7stsy/wish/435295199 99032723 https://padlet.com/99032723/vyg74bu7stsy/wish/435299259 The puritans had the idea of a "city on top of a hill". Their society would be filled with only Puritans who believed in God. The new colony would be a place of complete reform. A puritan government blends the church and state. The puritans believed that all bad things happened because of the devil. They had a strong belief in education in order for everyone to study the word of god. ]]> 2020-01-23 18:43:41 UTC https://padlet.com/99032723/vyg74bu7stsy/wish/435299259 99032723 https://padlet.com/99032723/vyg74bu7stsy/wish/435300141 The puritans wanted to purify the church. This meant that they wanted to rid the church of any Catholic residue and build on the ideas of John Calvin. They believed that you were born as an "elect" or a "unregenerate". This means that your fate is already determined by God and only the elects would go to heaven and the unregenerate would go to hell. They believed that Christ only died for the "elect".]]> 2020-01-23 18:44:47 UTC https://padlet.com/99032723/vyg74bu7stsy/wish/435300141 99032723 https://padlet.com/99032723/vyg74bu7stsy/wish/435325344 Salem, Massachusetts is known to be a city of dark magic since this time. Witches and wizards go here to practice their magic and dark magic is celebrated here. A judge named John Hathrone became known as the"hanging judge" for sentencing accused witches to death in Salem. Salem is known as the "Witch City" or the "City of Witches".]]> 2020-01-23 19:17:46 UTC https://padlet.com/99032723/vyg74bu7stsy/wish/435325344