What caused the people of Salem Village to dispute the hiring of Rev Samuel Parris?

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To understand this, one must realize that Salem was both a trading town and a nearby, agricultural village, and somewhat antagonistic relations existed between the two, especially toward the merchants who navigated the boundary of village and town. Samuel Parris was a failed businessman in the town before he became a member of the clergy. Thus, he had the negative stigma of failure in his past, and he was also a bit of an unwelcome outsider in the village..

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