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Who had the power to accuse and convict people of witchcraft in Salem????!

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George Burroughs

George Burroughs, who had served as a minister in Salem Village from 1680 to 1683, was summoned from his new home in Maine and accused of being the witches' ringleader. He too was convicted and, along with four others, was hanged on August 19.

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