HIST 020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Materialism, Generation Gap, Half-Way Covenant
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P u r i t a n s , w i t c h e s , a nd a city on a. 1643: english puritans destroy statue of pope. John winthrop: puritan society city on a hill . Puritan beliefs: believed that the fast majority of people were going to hell, predestined for heaven and hell, conversion, dramatic religious experience. Interrogated for weeks: who is going to lead the community, convenant, an agreement to become a full member of the church under. The eyes of the world are upon us : people hanged for religious freedom. Conditions in salem: 1692, second largest seaport in massachusetts, laws restricting money, materialism, king phillip"s war, 1675, divine retribution, decline in spirituality (halfway covenant) Supernatural beliefs: common through entire world malefecium, no scientific explanation for natural events, no understanding of biology, germs, gossip/word-of-mouth. Salem witch trials: 1692: home of rev.
