SALEM WITCHES
In 1630, one thousand puritans left England, tired of King Charles of telling them what and how to believe. They traveled in a ship, to a strange world to live in a place where they could live by their religion, and they landed in New England. The people who settled in Salem, Massachusetts, brought their own religion, customs, and superstitions, such as their belief in witchcraft. They wanted religion freedom, but only for themselves, and they were not tolerant of people who believe differently than they did. If someone disagreed, they felt he was helping the devil. It was January 1692, when strange behaviors were exhibited by two Salem girls.
