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It was an idea he had proposed more than 2 decades before
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Benjamin Franklin

It was an idea he had proposedmore than 2 decades before

It was an idea he had proposed
more than 2 decades before

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It was an idea he had proposed more than 2 decades before.
Duration
6 seconds
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29
Timestamp in Movie
00:18:34
Uploaded
May 05, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary, biography, history
Production
Florentine Films

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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 The delegates unanimously elected him - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
The delegates unanimously elected him
S01 • E01 Narrator: Upon his arrival, Franklin learned too late that - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Narrator: Upon his arrival, Franklin learned too late that
S01 • E02 They assigned him to important committees, creating a system - Benjamin Franklin 00:18
They assigned him to important committees, creating a system
S01 • E01 There were no letters of credit or introduction. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
There were no letters of credit or introduction.
S01 • E01 Once more, he would have to fend for himself. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
Once more, he would have to fend for himself.
S01 • E02 Following the battles of Lexington and Concord, - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
Following the battles of Lexington and Concord,
S01 • E01 London had more print shops than all of - Benjamin Franklin 00:14
London had more print shops than all of
S01 • E02 "The distress it has occasioned - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
"The distress it has occasioned
S01 • E01 Unlike all the other workers, he did not drink - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
Unlike all the other workers, he did not drink
S01 • E02 "The commotion the town was in after the battle, bringing in - Benjamin Franklin 00:18
"The commotion the town was in after the battle, bringi...
S01 • E01 Man as Franklin: I drank only Water; the other Workmen - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
Man as Franklin: I drank only Water; the other Workmen
S01 • E02 12,000 of Boston's 15,000 residents, including Jane, - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
12,000 of Boston's 15,000 residents, including Jane,
S01 • E01 Narrator: He spent his free time poring through books, - Benjamin Franklin 00:20
Narrator: He spent his free time poring through books,
S01 • E02 British soldiers then ransacked the nearly empty town. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
British soldiers then ransacked the nearly empty town.
S01 • E02 They would use the pews and pulpit - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
They would use the pews and pulpit
S01 • E02 On June 17th, in the Battle of Bunker Hill, - Benjamin Franklin 00:15
On June 17th, in the Battle of Bunker Hill,
S01 • E01 It's a belief that every problem can be solved - Benjamin Franklin 00:14
It's a belief that every problem can be solved
S01 • E02 At the end of the day, the British had taken - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
At the end of the day, the British had taken
S01 • E01 Narrator: In London, Franklin also seemed - Benjamin Franklin 00:13
Narrator: In London, Franklin also seemed
S01 • E02 Much of Charlestown had been burned by the British - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Much of Charlestown had been burned by the British