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Benjamin Franklin

His political enemies back homenow spread false rumors that he helped writethe Stamp Act...

His political enemies back home
now spread false rumors that he helped write
the Stamp Act and had been bribed by promises
of a higher royal appointment

Full Transcript

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His political enemies back home now spread false rumors
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that he helped write the Stamp Act
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and had been bribed by promises of a higher royal appointment.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
34
Timestamp in Movie
01:34:00
Uploaded
May 05, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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 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
S01 • E02 He had wanted Americans to be a part of one grand whole. - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
He had wanted Americans to be a part of one grand whole.
S01 • E02 This might not be the best, - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
This might not be the best,
S01 • E02 The Constitution is the framework for an ongoing - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
The Constitution is the framework for an ongoing
S01 • E01 He circulated a political cartoon illustrating that, - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
He circulated a political cartoon illustrating that,
S01 • E02 And it's presumed that each generation will be engaged - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
And it's presumed that each generation will be engaged
S01 • E01 On February 13, 1766, Franklin appeared before Parliament, - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
On February 13, 1766, Franklin appeared before Parliament,
S01 • E02 And certainly, we mean a lot more people now - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
And certainly, we mean a lot more people now
S01 • E02 Narrator: With the work done, - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Narrator: With the work done,
S01 • E01 Could an army make the colonists comply, - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Could an army make the colonists comply,
S01 • E02 Franklin was approached by one of the city's - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
Franklin was approached by one of the city's