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Benjamin Franklin

Howe now suggested that thecolonies might also have control of their ownlegislatures and...

Howe now suggested that the
colonies might also have control of their own
legislatures and taxes, yet still be part of the empire

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Howe now suggested that the colonies might also have
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control of their own legislatures and taxes,
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yet still be part of the empire.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:33:16
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 He should ask the king for permission to negotiate - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
He should ask the king for permission to negotiate
S01 • E01 We throve together, and have ever mutually endeavour'd - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
We throve together, and have ever mutually endeavour'd
S01 • E02 "When an American falls, England feels it," he said. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
"When an American falls, England feels it," he sai...
S01 • E01 I think they rubbed on together beautifully, - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
I think they rubbed on together beautifully,
S01 • E02 And if America were to fall, he added, "I should feel - Benjamin Franklin 00:21
And if America were to fall, he added, "I should feel
S01 • E01 I think during the time that Franklin was - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
I think during the time that Franklin was
S01 • E01 Skemp: She was an excellent choice for a wife. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
Skemp: She was an excellent choice for a wife.
S01 • E01 She was well connected; she belonged to Christ Church, - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
She was well connected; she belonged to Christ Church,
S01 • E02 "And now, nothing remains but to fight it out." - Benjamin Franklin 00:19
"And now, nothing remains but to fight it out."
S01 • E01 It was less of a romantic relationship than it was - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
It was less of a romantic relationship than it was
S01 • E01 Franklin had recently fathered a son with another woman. - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Franklin had recently fathered a son with another woman.
S01 • E01 He never revealed the mother's identity, - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
He never revealed the mother's identity,
S01 • E02 First of all, there's no other person who knows - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
First of all, there's no other person who knows
S01 • E01 He was named William. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
He was named William.
S01 • E02 And he is the most celebrated American in Europe. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
And he is the most celebrated American in Europe.
S01 • E01 She takes in his son, who is not her son, - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
She takes in his son, who is not her son,
S01 • E02 Narrator: On October 27, he was on board the "Reprisal," - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
Narrator: On October 27, he was on board the "Reprisal,...
S01 • E01 Narrator: Benjamin and Deborah - Benjamin Franklin 00:15
Narrator: Benjamin and Deborah
S01 • E02 With him were two grandsons... 16-year-old Temple - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
With him were two grandsons... 16-year-old Temple
S01 • E02 14 years earlier, when France and Britain - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
14 years earlier, when France and Britain