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A skirmish on the Lexington town green
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Benjamin Franklin

A skirmish on the Lexingtontown green left 8 Americans dead

A skirmish on the Lexington
town green left 8 Americans dead

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A skirmish on the Lexington town green
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left 8 Americans dead...
Duration
6 seconds
Views
47
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:35
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 • E01 There's Anglicans, there's Jews, - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
There's Anglicans, there's Jews,
S01 • E02 But a larger fight broke out - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
But a larger fight broke out
S01 • E01 There's the Germans coming in and the Presbyterians - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
There's the Germans coming in and the Presbyterians
S01 • E01 And, unlike Puritan Boston, where you have to follow - Benjamin Franklin 00:13
And, unlike Puritan Boston, where you have to follow
S01 • E02 Dunbar: The Revolutionary energy in Philadelphia was palpable. - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Dunbar: The Revolutionary energy in Philadelphia was palpabl...
S01 • E02 Regular people were talking About "revolution," - Benjamin Franklin 00:18
Regular people were talking About "revolution,"
S01 • E01 Woman: Colonial Philadelphia had a different vibe, - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Woman: Colonial Philadelphia had a different vibe,
S01 • E01 Growing commerce, saloons and taverns, - Benjamin Franklin 00:13
Growing commerce, saloons and taverns,
S01 • E01 Franklin landing in Philadelphia at this moment - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Franklin landing in Philadelphia at this moment
S01 • E02 Narrator: A week after Franklin got back home, - Benjamin Franklin 00:15
Narrator: A week after Franklin got back home,
S01 • E01 He didn't have to be someone who came from great wealth - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
He didn't have to be someone who came from great wealth
S01 • E02 Man as William Bradford: I can inform you that some delegates - Benjamin Franklin 00:13
Man as William Bradford: I can inform you that some delegate...
S01 • E01 He's run away from his apprenticeship, - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
He's run away from his apprenticeship,
S01 • E01 He's not sure what comes next. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
He's not sure what comes next.
S01 • E01 Narrator: "I was dirty from my journey," Franklin wrote, - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Narrator: "I was dirty from my journey," Franklin ...
S01 • E02 Narrator: In the early meetings, Franklin remained quiet, - Benjamin Franklin 00:29
Narrator: In the early meetings, Franklin remained quiet,
S01 • E01 I was fatigued and very hungry." - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
I was fatigued and very hungry."
S01 • E01 They were Quakers about to attend their weekly service, - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
They were Quakers about to attend their weekly service,
S01 • E01 Man as Franklin: I sat down among them, - Benjamin Franklin 00:14
Man as Franklin: I sat down among them,
S01 • E02 By this time, Franklin had confessed to Temple - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
By this time, Franklin had confessed to Temple