Houghton Mifflin Social Studies
Chapter 8, Lesson 3: Challenging Authority (pp. 191-195)
I. Religion and the Government
B. Only male church members could vote.
C. The Puritans did not allow religious freedom.
II. Dissent in Puritan Society
B. Dissenters continued to speak out even though they were punished.
B. The people of Salem hanged nineteen people found guilty of witchcraft.
IV. The Great Awakening
B. New Puritan churches created a revival of the religious spirit.
Lesson at a Glance Outline
A. Puritan leaders did not believe in democracy.
A. Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson disagreed with Puritan beliefs.
III. Witchcraft in Salem
A. Two young girls began acting strangely and started a witch craze.
A. By the early 1700s, Puritan ministers lost authority.
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