Puritan+beliefs+Midterm

The Puritans were a group of religious reformers who were under the leadership of John Winthrop In the book puritans setting enable Hawthorne to portray the human soul underneath pressure. Puritans believed in witchcraft. They thought that the devil was with all those who did witchcraft. They also thought that if you are dancing you are a witch. They also think if you don't admit to being a witch you should be hung/killed. But if you do admit to it you will just be killed.