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Benjamin Franklin

And we get a third ofa continent, everything from the Mississippi to the Atlantic,and from...

And we get a third of
a continent, everything from the Mississippi to the Atlantic,
and from the Canadian border to Florida

Full Transcript

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And we get a third of a continent, everything from the
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Mississippi to the Atlantic, and from the Canadian border
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to Florida.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
01:17:18
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 We now become a nation larger than France, England, - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
We now become a nation larger than France, England,
S01 • E02 There is a consensus, at the end, uh, among the negotiators, - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
There is a consensus, at the end, uh, among the negotiators,
S01 • E01 In Edinburgh, they socialized with - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
In Edinburgh, they socialized with
S01 • E02 Cohn: By the end of the war, France's coffers were - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Cohn: By the end of the war, France's coffers were
S01 • E01 At St. Andrews, the university placed - Benjamin Franklin 00:14
At St. Andrews, the university placed
S01 • E02 France had the satisfaction in triumphing over their - Benjamin Franklin 00:15
France had the satisfaction in triumphing over their
S01 • E01 From that moment on, most people referred to him - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
From that moment on, most people referred to him
S01 • E02 So, Franklin extracted, in a way, the lifeblood - Benjamin Franklin 00:15
So, Franklin extracted, in a way, the lifeblood
S01 • E01 One evening in Cambridge, he attended - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
One evening in Cambridge, he attended
S01 • E02 He lit a fire, not only in France, - Benjamin Franklin 00:13
He lit a fire, not only in France,
S01 • E01 Cohn: Franklin looked at that and he thought, - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
Cohn: Franklin looked at that and he thought,
S01 • E01 Why not take the glasses and have them move - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Why not take the glasses and have them move
S01 • E02 To put down tyranny was something that all - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
To put down tyranny was something that all
S01 • E01 Narrator: He hired a London glassblower to create - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
Narrator: He hired a London glassblower to create
S01 • E02 Narrator: For Native Americans, the treaty was devastating. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
Narrator: For Native Americans, the treaty was devastating.
S01 • E01 Cohn: And rather than having your fingers - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
Cohn: And rather than having your fingers
S01 • E02 Many Nations had decided that they would be better off by - Benjamin Franklin 00:13
Many Nations had decided that they would be better off by
S01 • E02 Now the United States was claiming - Benjamin Franklin 00:19
Now the United States was claiming
S01 • E01 Narrator: He named his new invention the armonica, - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
Narrator: He named his new invention the armonica,
S01 • E01 Soon, more of the instruments were being - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
Soon, more of the instruments were being