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Why was Tituba such an easy target for scapegoating in Puritan Salem?

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Because she was a female, Native American servant. Natives were already seen as corrupt and uncivilized, so English settlers in Salem were quick to believe that she was corrupted by the devil. Also, the people who accused her were little English girls, so they naturally appeared more innocent than the slave.

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