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Benjamin Franklin

Franklin hadtraveled more extensively than any of the others... throughoutEurope, but...

Narrator: Franklin had
traveled more extensively than any of the others... throughout
Europe, but also through most of the colonies that were
only now beginning to think of themselves as something
more than individual English provinces

Full Transcript

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Narrator: Franklin had traveled more extensively than
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any of the others... throughout Europe, but also through most
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of the colonies that were only now beginning to think
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of themselves as something more than individual
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English provinces.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:18:20
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 Man: Coming out of the Provinces, - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
Man: Coming out of the Provinces,
S01 • E01 In England, he was young and impressionable - Benjamin Franklin 00:16
In England, he was young and impressionable
S01 • E02 It was an idea he had proposed more than 2 decades before. - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
It was an idea he had proposed more than 2 decades before.
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