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Benjamin Franklin

Franklin was placed ona committee to find a workable compromise

Franklin was placed on
a committee to find a workable compromise

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Franklin was placed on a committee to find
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a workable compromise.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
01:29:40
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 Isaacson: And, finally, Franklin gets up and he says, - Benjamin Franklin 00:24
Isaacson: And, finally, Franklin gets up and he says,
S01 • E01 On December 14, 1763, 50 frontiersmen - Benjamin Franklin 00:17
On December 14, 1763, 50 frontiersmen
S01 • E01 The mob moved on to Lancaster, where they murdered 14 more - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
The mob moved on to Lancaster, where they murdered 14 more
S01 • E02 Narrator: As the impasse over apportionment threatened to - Benjamin Franklin 00:20
Narrator: As the impasse over apportionment threatened to
S01 • E01 Though the Susquehannocks were known to be friendly, - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Though the Susquehannocks were known to be friendly,
S01 • E01 Public opinion about the massacre was split... - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
Public opinion about the massacre was split...
S01 • E01 Between the Quakers, guided by William Penn's advice - Benjamin Franklin 00:17
Between the Quakers, guided by William Penn's advice
S01 • E02 Isaacson: They discuss science, they discuss the things - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Isaacson: They discuss science, they discuss the things
S01 • E02 And he helps cool the passions of that hot summer - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
And he helps cool the passions of that hot summer
S01 • E01 Benjamin Franklin called the perpetrators - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
Benjamin Franklin called the perpetrators
S01 • E02 Narrator: In the end, a compromise was reached. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
Narrator: In the end, a compromise was reached.
S01 • E02 Each state would have the same number of senators, 2, - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Each state would have the same number of senators, 2,
S01 • E01 The Paxton Boys then marched on Philadelphia, - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
The Paxton Boys then marched on Philadelphia,
S01 • E02 The members of the House of Representatives would be - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
The members of the House of Representatives would be
S01 • E01 Franklin helped raise a militia to stop them - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Franklin helped raise a militia to stop them
S01 • E01 But his outspokenness created a backlash, - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
But his outspokenness created a backlash,
S01 • E02 To mollify the southern states, their populations - Benjamin Franklin 00:15
To mollify the southern states, their populations
S01 • E01 They slandered Franklin's son William as illegitimate, - Benjamin Franklin 00:14
They slandered Franklin's son William as illegitimate,
S01 • E02 Ellis: They can't talk about slavery directly, and the word - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Ellis: They can't talk about slavery directly, and the ...
S01 • E02 The difficult fact to accept is that the Union is only - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
The difficult fact to accept is that the Union is only