Fear The Court, Love Your God! Salem Massachusetts 1692, the early americas, still under the control of Great Britain. Early settlers daily life consisted of farming, church, cooking and what not. It was a necessity for men and boys to farm to provide food for the family, and to sell at market. For women it was a necessity to take care of the home and for younger girls it was common to get married off at a young age. Another necessity for all early settlers was to go to church all the time. The early settlers took church very seriously, and as part of their religion they were governed by the church. The community of Salem, like any other during this period, was very close and gossip was spread like a wild fire. Whenever something happened in one household all the other households would surely be informed soon. Rumors like how one family wasn’t going to make it for harvest, or that the reverend wasn’t a godly man. Pretty much any kind of rumor was spread, for any reason at all. In Salem when one girl got sick they blamed which craft, and they pointed fingers at anyone and everyone for all sorts of reasons. It is said that the Putnams and the Porters were having a land dispute at the time when the accusations erupted. So basically one family accused the other of which craft so that they would hang and then their family could step …show more content…
If someone wasn’t afraid of the church and they still didn’t say anything it is most likely due to one of two other reasons. Number one, they were involved in the land dispute and were most likely going to come into a large sum of land upon the death of certain individuals. Otherwise they were totally radical and wanted to rid Massachusetts of the devils presence. Whatever the reason is that no one spoke up it ultimately comes down to fear of the court, and going against