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Benjamin Franklin

Instead, he stayed to help theBritish, establishing a network of spies that operated...

Instead, he stayed to help the
British, establishing a network of spies that operated behind
American lines and organizing guerrilla units that conducted
raids along the coast of Connecticut and Rhode
Island and up the Hudson River in New York

Full Transcript

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Instead, he stayed to help the British, establishing a network
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of spies that operated behind American lines and organizing
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guerrilla units that conducted raids along the coast
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of Connecticut and Rhode Island and up the Hudson River
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in New York.
Duration
21 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
01:04:09
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 Narrator: He also worried about the influx of immigrants - Benjamin Franklin 00:14
Narrator: He also worried about the influx of immigrants
S01 • E01 Even the Germans, who now represented - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Even the Germans, who now represented
S01 • E02 Skemp: He came out of that jail time experience - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Skemp: He came out of that jail time experience
S01 • E01 "Why," he wrote, "should Pennsylvania, - Benjamin Franklin 00:26
"Why," he wrote, "should Pennsylvania,
S01 • E02 He was angry, and he wanted to do everything that he could - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
He was angry, and he wanted to do everything that he could
S01 • E02 He became head of something called the "Associate Board - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
He became head of something called the "Associate Board
S01 • E02 Narrator: In New Jersey, Patriots were routinely - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Narrator: In New Jersey, Patriots were routinely
S01 • E02 In response, William's group issued a warning. - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
In response, William's group issued a warning.
S01 • E01 But perhaps I am partial to the Complexion of my Country, - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
But perhaps I am partial to the Complexion of my Country,
S01 • E02 Man as William Franklin: A Warning to Rebels: - Benjamin Franklin 00:18
Man as William Franklin: A Warning to Rebels:
S01 • E01 Brown: In the middle decades of the 18th century, - Benjamin Franklin 00:22
Brown: In the middle decades of the 18th century,
S01 • E02 Narrator: Word of the alliance with France had - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
Narrator: Word of the alliance with France had
S01 • E01 But it is unusual in the sense of - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
But it is unusual in the sense of
S01 • E02 Franklin's family moved back into their Market Street home. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
Franklin's family moved back into their Market Street h...
S01 • E02 Sally organized women who went door-to-door to raise money - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
Sally organized women who went door-to-door to raise money
S01 • E01 It's the self-reflective part which is slightly unusual. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
It's the self-reflective part which is slightly unusual...
S01 • E02 But elsewhere in America, the war was not going well. - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
But elsewhere in America, the war was not going well.
S01 • E01 Narrator: In 1754, increased white settlement - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
Narrator: In 1754, increased white settlement
S01 • E02 The first joint American- French military operation, - Benjamin Franklin 00:13
The first joint American- French military operation,
S01 • E01 What would come to be called the French and Indian War. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
What would come to be called the French and Indian War.