The Crucible ACT I

The Puritans came to this country for religious freedom; however, when they got here they persecuted others as they had been persecuted. They turned their colony into a place almost as bad as the place the left.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

Being under such strict laws and and commandments, the Puritans had to repress a lot of their anger and spirit of revenge towards their neighbors. When the witch hunts started, it was an excellent opportunity for them to "let their hair down" and get revenge on their neighbors for whatever petty squabbles they had been having.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

Tituba was Proctor's slave woman from Barbados. She went with the girls into the forest and was accused of conjuring spirits and being a witch.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.1

Abigail was Parris' daughter. She wanted to take Rebecca's place as John Proctor's wife.

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• FALSE

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CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

Betty was Parris' daughter. In the opening scene, she had some sort of fit, and the only explanation the people of Salem can find for her condition is the presence of witchcraft in their village.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.1

Mrs. Putnam believed witches put spells on her babies and killed them.

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• FALSE

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CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

Thomas Putnam was a greedy, frustrated, bitter man.

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• FALSE

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CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Parris was well-liked and in complete control of his congregation.

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• FALSE

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CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.W.11-12.9

Mary wants Abigail to tell the truth about what happened in the woods.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

John Proctor is a weak man, ill-tempered and full of malice.

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• FALSE

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CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.4