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colonial juries were often very sympathetic to popular local merchants involved in 
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He was sympathetic to the American colonists' grievances and voted against the
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staff and... [DOC] [TLE] Committee of correspondence - Wikipedia [PAR] The Committees of Correspondence were shadow governments organized by 
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the city... [DOC] [TLE] Tyranny is Tyranny - History Is A Weapon [PAR] Perhaps once the British were out of the way, the Indians could be dealt with. ... 
led a mob in destroying the house of a rich Boston merchant named Andrew 
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Question: This Penn. city was named for 2 members of the British parliament who were sympathetic to the American Colonies
Answer: Wilkes-Barre