They view the Native Americans as heathens and they are at war with them currently. I interpret this to mean that even though Native American tribes practiced religion they did not recognize their religions and therefore called them heathens (someone who doesn't practice religion). This adds context to the territory source on colonies and how the puritans tried to make the Native Americans convert to their religion because they believed it was the only right religion. This provides early context for colonists making Native Americans convert to Christianity and making their languages and religions illegal.

They want to receive praise from God for offering a day of peace where pilgrims and natives can feast together. I interpret this to mean that they view God as kind and forgiven and therefore think he will favor them if they behave similarly even though they view them as heathens. This helps me understand how they interacted with the Native Americans and how they thought about God at the time and what interpretations they used. This provides changes over time with what we know celebrate Thanksgiving as and how it originally started.

She tried to clean away what was wrong but it only revealed more flaws. I interpret to mean that she tried to ignore what was wrong but when she moved on from it more problems continued to arise. I'm not sure this line has a historical context since it's most likely about another person but it is a good line of poetry. I am using context to determine this is not directly related to another historical event due to the personal implications of it.

She is saying he is unfit for being seen in the light. I interpret this as having a religious context since stepping into the light usually means finding faith and going to the light is in reference to heaven. The tertiary source on colonies talked about how puritans and Catholics didn't get along so this could be because of a religious difference between the people. The context of what was happening with puritans in New England helped me better understand what she could be talking about in this poem

I observe that this quote is saying that there were witnesses to familiar spirits coming to the Nurse and that is a piece of evidence against her. I interpret this to most likely be either a metaphor or delusion since this is unlikely that they say ghosts come up to her

I observe that this quote is about how she feeds her demon by practicing witchcraft and by tempting others to practice as well. I interpret this to be related to the belief of selling your soul to the devil in return for things or about how strong at witch craft a person is believed to be

In this quote they focus on the men. Ann Putnam is called a wife and Kenny's testimony holds weight. I interpret this to show how at this time men were valued over women which was why the Salem witch trials targeted vulnerable women.

I observe here that the judge references God and God clearing her if she's innocent. This is a show of how the community was very religious at the time and believed that witches were working with the devil.