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A theocracy is a form of government where the earthly laws are based on religious teachings. Puritan America was not a theocracy. Religion heavily influenced the government on the local level, but the laws weren't based in teachings. For example, witches were not executed directly for witchcraft, but secular crimes committed via witchcraft, like murder. So, theocracies have nothing to do with the Salem trials.

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