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He was trying to cobble
together a Continental Army that would eventually include
fishermen, frontiersmen and farm laborers; recent
immigrants, vagrants and teen-aged boys
with few prospects; Native Americans,
free African Americans and enslaved men, hoping to be
freed when the war ended
together a Continental Army that would eventually include
fishermen, frontiersmen and farm laborers; recent
immigrants, vagrants and teen-aged boys
with few prospects; Native Americans,
free African Americans and enslaved men, hoping to be
freed when the war ended
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He was trying to cobble
together a Continental Army
00:00:04.737 --> 00:00:08.833
that would eventually include
fishermen, frontiersmen
00:00:08.875 --> 00:00:12.812
and farm laborers; recent
immigrants, vagrants
00:00:12.845 --> 00:00:16.612
and teen-aged boys
with few prospects;
00:00:16.649 --> 00:00:20.677
Native Americans,
free African Americans
00:00:20.072 --> 00:00:25.092
and enslaved men, hoping to be
freed when the war ended.
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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.
