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A large British force moving south from Canada
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Benjamin Franklin

A large British forcemoving south from Canada had captured Fort Ticonderoga

A large British force
moving south from Canada had captured Fort Ticonderoga

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A large British force moving south from Canada
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had captured Fort Ticonderoga.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:40:52
Uploaded
May 05, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary, biography, history
Production
Florentine Films

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Movie Summary

Exploring the life and work of writer and publisher, scientist and inventor, diplomat and signer of both the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution: Benjamin Franklin.
S01 • E02 Its general, John Burgoyne, - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Its general, John Burgoyne,
S01 • E01 When he returned to Philadelphia, - Benjamin Franklin 00:14
When he returned to Philadelphia,
S01 • E02 British soldiers also threatened Philadelphia. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
British soldiers also threatened Philadelphia.
S01 • E02 Congress abandoned the city, as did many of its residents. - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Congress abandoned the city, as did many of its residents.
S01 • E02 Only a few days earlier, Franklin’s daughter, Sally, - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Only a few days earlier, Franklin’s daughter, Sally,
S01 • E02 Now the whole family, including Franklin's sister Jane, - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Now the whole family, including Franklin's sister Jane,
S01 • E01 Dunbar: Franklin had started to acquire some wealth. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
Dunbar: Franklin had started to acquire some wealth.
S01 • E02 After an American defeat at Brandywine Creek, Philadelphia - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
After an American defeat at Brandywine Creek, Philadelphia
S01 • E01 Like many other Colonial Pennsylvanians, - Benjamin Franklin 00:13
Like many other Colonial Pennsylvanians,
S01 • E02 A British officer commandeered Franklin's home and stole his - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
A British officer commandeered Franklin's home and stol...
S01 • E01 He was committed to slave labor. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
He was committed to slave labor.
S01 • E01 He used it alongside of his business ventures - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
He used it alongside of his business ventures
S01 • E02 In France, Franklin strove to appear upbeat, - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
In France, Franklin strove to appear upbeat,
S01 • E01 Narrator: At the time, - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
Narrator: At the time,
S01 • E02 The Americans could hold out for 30 years, - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
The Americans could hold out for 30 years,
S01 • E02 Schiff: Franklin is, first and foremost, a man of the press. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
Schiff: Franklin is, first and foremost, a man of the press.
S01 • E02 And he plays that role to the hilt - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
And he plays that role to the hilt
S01 • E01 Brown: We tend to associate slavery with - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Brown: We tend to associate slavery with
S01 • E02 He is essentially engaged - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
He is essentially engaged
S01 • E01 But there were slaves all up and down the Eastern Seaboard, - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
But there were slaves all up and down the Eastern Seaboard,