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he Pardons: 12. In which year were the trials stopped and the accused witches pardoned? 13. What influenced the governor to stop the arrests of suspected witches? 14. Who pardoned the accused? 15. What is spectral evidence? Who advised that it should not be used in the tria 16. What attempts were made in 1711 to give justice to the condemned?
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12. The Salem witch trials were stopped, and the accused witches were pardoned in 1693.13. The governor was influenced to stop the arrests of suspected witches due to the decline in public support for the trials and the realization of the lack of credible evidence.14. The accused were pardoned by the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1693.15. Spectral evidence refers to testimony about dreams and visions. It was criticized for being unreliable. Chief Justice Samuel Sewall advised against its use in the trials.16. In 1711, an attempt was made to give justice to the condemned through the reversal of attainder, which restored the legal rights and reputations of the accused.