Biographical sketch and portrait of Sir William Phips (1651-1695), governor of Massachusetts. Explains Phips role in setting up the Court of Oyer and Terminer in May of 1692 to hear witch trial evidence, and his actions in October 1692 to change the definition of acceptable evidence and his release of people accused of witchcraft during the Salem Witch Trials.

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trials, salem

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witch trials, governor william phips, salem witch trials, william phips

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)