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The Pilgrims/Puritans: Religious Settlers

Learn about the Puritan settlers who wanted to purify the Church of England, their hardships, and the Salem Witch Trials. Explore historical concepts relevant to understanding "The Crucible."

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The Pilgrims/Puritans: Religious Settlers

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  1. The Pilgrims/Puritans: Religious Settlers Settlers who wanted to “purify” the Church of England” and settled in the Massachusetts Bay area 1. Who are the Puritans? 2. What were the Puritan beliefs? 3. Because of these beliefs, the Puritans lived a very ________ life. Predestination and hard work stressful

  2. Around 1692 the following “oddities” began happening to the Puritans: a. b. c. d. e. Theysuffered outbreaks of disease. The winters were cold and harsh. They had long periods of no rain. There were devastating fires. They were attacked by pirates. To what did the Puritans attribute these hardships? Most Puritans were _______, ____________, and ____________. the Devil who was at work to harm them poor uneducated superstitious

  3. The Salem Witch Accusations and Trials began because people: a. b. ______ people were killed and over ______ were jailed. wanted to put the blame on somebody did not know better 20 150

  4. Historical concepts useful for understanding The Crucible: slavery: witchcraft: other witch trials: Joseph McCarthy: contemporary “witch hunts”: the slave trade existed between New England and the Caribbean the practice of black magic and sorcery in Puritan New England Joan of Arc existed prior to the New England trials Senator in charge of the House Un-American Committee hearings Watergate, Gary Hart, Bill Clinton

  5. Salem, Massachusetts is located in New England. Barbados is an island in the Caribbean Sea. Barbados is 1,752.89 miles off the coast of Florida.

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