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Benjamin Franklin

Dear Father, The Measure of SendingTroops to Boston is putting a Stop to the Riots

Man as William Franklin:
Dear Father, The Measure of Sending
Troops to Boston is putting a Stop to the Riots

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Man as William Franklin: Dear Father,
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The Measure of Sending Troops to Boston
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is putting a Stop to the Riots.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:06:01
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 Benjamin would be her eighth child. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
Benjamin would be her eighth child.
S01 • E02 The same Spirit however, still prevails - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
The same Spirit however, still prevails
S01 • E01 He grew up in a 4-room house - Benjamin Franklin 00:14
He grew up in a 4-room house
S01 • E02 Your dutiful son, William. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
Your dutiful son, William.
S01 • E02 Narrator: The repercussions of the Boston Tea Party - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Narrator: The repercussions of the Boston Tea Party
S01 • E01 From the start, the boy was precocious. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
From the start, the boy was precocious.
S01 • E02 King George Ill ordered a crackdown - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
King George Ill ordered a crackdown
S01 • E01 He was reading the Bible by age 5. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
He was reading the Bible by age 5.
S01 • E01 His sister Jane recalled that he "studied incessantly" - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
His sister Jane recalled that he "studied incessantly&q...
S01 • E02 "The New England governments are in a state of rebellion," - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
"The New England governments are in a state of rebellio...
S01 • E02 "Blows must decide whether they are to be subject - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
"Blows must decide whether they are to be subject
S01 • E01 He found the long prayers before each meal tedious - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
He found the long prayers before each meal tedious
S01 • E02 Until the East India Company was compensated for its lost tea, - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Until the East India Company was compensated for its lost te...
S01 • E01 "It would be," young Benjamin said, "a vast saving of time." - Benjamin Franklin 00:15
"It would be," young Benjamin said, "a vast s...
S01 • E02 Massachusetts was placed under martial law, - Benjamin Franklin 00:13
Massachusetts was placed under martial law,
S01 • E01 An avid swimmer, he designed rudimentary fins - Benjamin Franklin 00:15
An avid swimmer, he designed rudimentary fins
S01 • E02 Communities were required to provide quarters - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Communities were required to provide quarters
S01 • E02 Americans called the new laws the Intolerable Acts. - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Americans called the new laws the Intolerable Acts.
S01 • E02 Protests sprang up in every colony. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
Protests sprang up in every colony.
S01 • E01 Josiah initially thought his son - Benjamin Franklin 00:13
Josiah initially thought his son