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Benjamin Franklin

From the start, it was clearthat the 55 delegates did not agree on the detailsof how to...

From the start, it was clear
that the 55 delegates did not agree on the details
of how to fix the Articles of Confederation

Full Transcript

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From the start, it was clear that the 55 delegates did not
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agree on the details of how to fix
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the Articles of Confederation.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
01:27:34
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 At Deborah's urging, her husband - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
At Deborah's urging, her husband
S01 • E02 Franklin favored a single-body Congress and a 3-member - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
Franklin favored a single-body Congress and a 3-member
S01 • E01 Man as Franklin: I was on the whole much pleas'd, - Benjamin Franklin 00:14
Man as Franklin: I was on the whole much pleas'd,
S01 • E02 Virginians proposed 2 legislative bodies... - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
Virginians proposed 2 legislative bodies...
S01 • E02 A House of Representatives - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
A House of Representatives
S01 • E01 Their Apprehension seems as quick, their Memory as strong, - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
Their Apprehension seems as quick, their Memory as strong,
S01 • E02 Alexander Hamilton of New York thought the president should - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Alexander Hamilton of New York thought the president should
S01 • E01 You will wonder perhaps that I should ever doubt it, - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
You will wonder perhaps that I should ever doubt it,
S01 • E02 Fierce debates on all the issues raged for days - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Fierce debates on all the issues raged for days
S01 • E01 Cohn: I think a major turning point in Franklin's life - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
Cohn: I think a major turning point in Franklin's life
S01 • E02 Man as Franklin: We must not expect - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
Man as Franklin: We must not expect
S01 • E01 He did not like Black people when he was a young man. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
He did not like Black people when he was a young man.
S01 • E02 We are making experiments in politics. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
We are making experiments in politics.
S01 • E01 It's very distasteful to say, but it's true. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
It's very distasteful to say, but it's true.
S01 • E02 The players of our game are so many, their ideas - Benjamin Franklin 00:15
The players of our game are so many, their ideas
S01 • E01 He had once written that the hardest thing for a man to do - Benjamin Franklin 00:13
He had once written that the hardest thing for a man to do
S01 • E01 But to succeed in doing it is a test of one's humanity. - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
But to succeed in doing it is a test of one's humanity.
S01 • E02 Narrator: The convention adopted many provisions - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Narrator: The convention adopted many provisions
S01 • E02 A 2-body legislature, a single executive who could veto laws... - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
A 2-body legislature, a single executive who could veto laws...
S01 • E02 And others that he did... A 4-year presidential term, - Benjamin Franklin 00:14
And others that he did... A 4-year presidential term,