1. The Puritans - Hope and Hysteria
When the Puritans, a group of religious people who thought that the reforms of the Church of England weren't enough, set sail for a new land in 1629, they hoped for a new start and a place to continue the reforms of the Church. ... Following the typical customs of the Church, the Puritans believed that God was the Almighty ruler of everything on Earth. ... In Puritan society, the Church was the main thing in the 17th century ("Salem Witch Trials"). ... Even after many people began to protest that spectral evidence shouldn't be used alone or at all, the court didn't abolish ...
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