The Roles of Cotton Mather’s Father and Governor Phips (Edexcel A-Level History): Flashcards
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Elite accused by Sept 1692
Elite accused by Sept 1692
Gov Phips' wife & Rev Samuel Willard
Increase Mather's Harvard role
Increase Mather's Harvard role
President of Harvard University
Mather's Sept 1692 publication
Mather's Sept 1692 publication
Cases of Conscience Concerning Evil Spirits Persecuting Men
Evidence type Mather criticised
Evidence type Mather criticised
Spectral evidence (dreams, visions, apparitions)
Phips' pre-governor career
Phips' pre-governor career
Sea captain, treasure hunter, knighted 1687
Court created by Phips for witchcraft
Court created by Phips for witchcraft
Court of Oyer and Terminer
Date Court of Oyer and Terminer closed
Date Court of Oyer and Terminer closed
26 October 1692
Phips' 3 actions ending trials
Phips' 3 actions ending trials
Closed court, released prisoners, forbade more accusations
Mather's help to Phips
Mather's help to Phips
Secured his governorship using influence
Reasons Phips ended trials
Reasons Phips ended trials
Elite threatened; Devil appearing as innocent people