Part 1 of Essay
In 1692 the Massachusetts Bay Colony was an isolated but growing Puritan community in the North American wilderness. The colonists frequently mistrusted each other and quarreled about petty things. The spiritual life of Puritans who lived in isolated areas like Salem Village may have added to their sense of vulnerability. ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... had the English Parliament declare that the king, not the Pope, was the head of the church in England."1 With that statement, the religious movement called "The Reformation" began to spread across northern Europe. The Reformation led to the formation of a religious group called Protestants. In the decade that followed, many other reforms took place in the Church of England. The Puritans, who had originally been part of the Church of England, greatly encouraged the reforms of others. They rejected the Catholic tra ....