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

2. Around 1692 the following “oddities” began happening to the Puritans:c. d. e.
They suffered 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:
______ people were killed and over ______ were jailed.
wanted to put the blame on somebody
did not know better 20
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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. is located in New England.
Salem, Massachusetts
is located in New England.
Barbados is an island
in the Caribbean Sea.
Barbados is 1, miles
off the coast of Florida.