Question

how were the salem witch trials associated with the half-way covenant?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

In the Early 17th century, many older members of the Church blamed the Hlaf Way Covenent for relaxing the rigid standards that in their view held held back such heresies as Witch Craft. A bitter struggle ensued among those who advocated adhering to a rigid discipline and those who wanted to relax church standards in order to maintain or even enlarge the membership.

A group of adolescent girls in Salem, Massachusetts, claimed to have been bewitched by certain older women. A witch hunt ensued, leading to the legal lynching of 20 women in 1692.

In 1693, the witchcraft hysteria ended when the governor of Massachusetts prohibited any further trials and pardoned those already convicted. In 1713, the Massachusetts legislature annulled the "conviction" of the "witches" and made reparation to their heirs.

Answer 3

for detailed explanation pls visit the following sites :

http://www.answers.com/topic/half-way-covenant
http://www.apnotes.net/ch4.html
http://www.apstudynotes.org/us-history/outlines/chapter-4-american-life-in-the-seventeenth-century-1607-1692/

Answer 4

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Answer 5

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