poorer and uneducated segments of town.
OR
outspoken opponents of the Puritan Clergy. ( I have a feeling it is this one but I can’t find any other sources that agree). ???
OR
associated with Salem’s prosperous merchant elite.
Mostly, they persecuted anyone who questioned church doctrine. Or anyone who exhibited "peculier" behavior in accordance to chruch beliefs.
Women were accused of being witches
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Anyone who did anything out of the ordinary, especially women.
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Mostly, they persecuted anyone who questioned church doctrine. Or anyone who exhibited "peculier" behavior in accordance to chruch beliefs.
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