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Benjamin Franklin made the motion for its adoption
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Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin madethe motion for its adoption

Benjamin Franklin made
the motion for its adoption

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Benjamin Franklin made the motion for its adoption.
Duration
6 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
01:33:08
Uploaded
May 05, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary, biography, history
Production
Florentine Films

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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 Riots broke out in New York; New London, Connecticut; - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Riots broke out in New York; New London, Connecticut;
S01 • E02 Man as Franklin: I agree to this Constitution - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
Man as Franklin: I agree to this Constitution
S01 • E01 In Boston, a group calling themselves the Sons of Liberty - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
In Boston, a group calling themselves the Sons of Liberty
S01 • E02 I doubt, too, whether any other convention we can obtain - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
I doubt, too, whether any other convention we can obtain
S01 • E01 Then the mob destroyed the mansion - Benjamin Franklin 00:13
Then the mob destroyed the mansion
S01 • E02 For, when you assemble a number of men, to have - Benjamin Franklin 00:16
For, when you assemble a number of men, to have
S01 • E01 The leaders of the protests had appropriated the motto - Benjamin Franklin 00:21
The leaders of the protests had appropriated the motto
S01 • E02 From such an assembly can a perfect production - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
From such an assembly can a perfect production
S01 • E02 It therefore astonishes me, sir, to find this system - Benjamin Franklin 00:27
It therefore astonishes me, sir, to find this system
S01 • E01 His political enemies back home now spread false rumors - Benjamin Franklin 00:13
His political enemies back home now spread false rumors
S01 • E01 When a mob threatened to attack - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
When a mob threatened to attack
S01 • E02 Thus I consent, sir, to this Constitution because I expect - Benjamin Franklin 00:13
Thus I consent, sir, to this Constitution because I expect
S01 • E01 Woman as Deborah Franklin: I said when I was advised - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
Woman as Deborah Franklin: I said when I was advised
S01 • E01 I sent to ask my brother to come and bring his gun. - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
I sent to ask my brother to come and bring his gun.
S01 • E02 Narrator: Franklin's motion was approved. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
Narrator: Franklin's motion was approved.
S01 • E01 If any one came to disturb me, - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
If any one came to disturb me,
S01 • E02 One by one, the delegates signed the new Constitution, - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
One by one, the delegates signed the new Constitution,
S01 • E01 Narrator: Shocked at the reports of mob violence in the colonies, - Benjamin Franklin 00:28
Narrator: Shocked at the reports of mob violence in the colo...
S01 • E02 And I think he was relieved that it brought Americans together. - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
And I think he was relieved that it brought Americans togeth...
S01 • E02 And that was something that he had wanted ever since - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
And that was something that he had wanted ever since