In the late 1600s, the conflict arose when many possessed girls accused innocent people of witchcraft in Salem. The people of Salem were Puritans (Wilson). The Puritan religion believed that Satan was trying to turn the people away by bringing witches to Salem. In February of 1692, a doctor in Salem concluded the girls were “bewitched” (Sutter). They believed the girls were bewitched because they were not acting normal. The conflict began when the girls were thought to be of the adversary or against good. Many illnesses began to spread, which made people suspect there were witches in Salem (apecsec admin; Magoon). Fear and conflict came into play when there was exposure to sickness. People believed that witches were the cause of the illnesses,