The Puritans were unhappy with the church in England, They stated that the church wasn’t pure and wasn’t the pure way of a church. So they had decided to leave England. The Puritans had decided to settle in New England. They had a strong belief in the Bible, and the pure way of the church. The majority of times the accuser would find that they despised, was jealous of them, or just saw them as unholy. This would cause the accuser to report them to the government, or the church, for being a witch. IT soon changed into a series of mass hangings that the entire town would watch. These killings could range 5 – 8 deaths at a time, they normally would hold these hangings once a month. So why did the Salem Witch trial start in 1692? The Salem Witch Trial hysteria of 1692 was caused by, the fear of being hung due to a false accusation, the belief of witches, and the possibility of others being a witch and affecting your life. …show more content…
The religion was a big part in the puritan’s belief system. Puritans believed that beings like the devil, angels, God, and of course witches. The puritans believed that the Devil would possess a normal being and turn them into and trouble seeking witch, as shown in the Background Essay. The first accused witch was Bridget Bishop, as show in Document C. The “afflicted” girls would act bewitched by her, as proven in Document D. Over 100 people were put in jail because being a witch was a serious crime at the