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Benjamin Franklin

As an Enlightenmentscientist and inventor, he considered America'snew democracy an...

Narrator: As an Enlightenment
scientist and inventor, he considered America's
new democracy an experiment

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Narrator: As an Enlightenment scientist and inventor,
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he considered America's new democracy an experiment.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
01:37:50
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 • E01 In the fall of 1767, their daughter Sally married - Benjamin Franklin 00:16
In the fall of 1767, their daughter Sally married
S01 • E02 It should be tested and tinkered with, - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
It should be tested and tinkered with,
S01 • E02 As a man who had once constructed an elaborate chart - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
As a man who had once constructed an elaborate chart
S01 • E01 That same year, Deborah suffered a stroke - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
That same year, Deborah suffered a stroke
S01 • E02 Now Benjamin Franklin felt there was still one more - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
Now Benjamin Franklin felt there was still one more
S01 • E01 As she recovered, she wrote her husband - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
As she recovered, she wrote her husband
S01 • E02 During his time as a delegate - Benjamin Franklin 00:18
During his time as a delegate
S01 • E01 Woman as Deborah Franklin: I often tell my friends I was not sick, - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Woman as Deborah Franklin: I often tell my friends I was not...
S01 • E01 And so I fell down and could not get up again. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
And so I fell down and could not get up again.
S01 • E01 But I had taken up a resolution - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
But I had taken up a resolution
S01 • E02 He had considered introducing a statement of principle - Benjamin Franklin 00:14
He had considered introducing a statement of principle
S01 • E02 The question of anti-slavery, pro-slavery, was not - Benjamin Franklin 00:14
The question of anti-slavery, pro-slavery, was not
S01 • E01 When the Massachusetts Assembly passed a resolution - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
When the Massachusetts Assembly passed a resolution
S01 • E02 On the other hand, given the fact that it is the daily - Benjamin Franklin 00:14
On the other hand, given the fact that it is the daily
S01 • E01 And called on other colonial legislatures to do the same... - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
And called on other colonial legislatures to do the same...
S01 • E01 Britain sent 15 warships and 1,000 troops to Boston. - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Britain sent 15 warships and 1,000 troops to Boston.
S01 • E01 Their presence, Franklin wrote from London, - Benjamin Franklin 00:17
Their presence, Franklin wrote from London,
S01 • E02 The gross hypocrisy in fighting a war for liberty, - Benjamin Franklin 00:15
The gross hypocrisy in fighting a war for liberty,
S01 • E01 Brown: He sees the issue as one of respect. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
Brown: He sees the issue as one of respect.
S01 • E02 If you're talking about liberty, you're talking about liberty. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
If you're talking about liberty, you're talking ab...