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Benjamin Franklin

Franklin's motionwas approved

Narrator: Franklin's motion
was approved

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Narrator: Franklin's motion was approved.
Duration
5 seconds
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28
Timestamp in Movie
01:34:34
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 • E01 If any one came to disturb me, - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
If any one came to disturb me,
S01 • E02 One by one, the delegates signed the new Constitution, - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
One by one, the delegates signed the new Constitution,
S01 • E01 Narrator: Shocked at the reports of mob violence in the colonies, - Benjamin Franklin 00:28
Narrator: Shocked at the reports of mob violence in the colo...
S01 • E02 And I think he was relieved that it brought Americans together. - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
And I think he was relieved that it brought Americans togeth...
S01 • E02 And that was something that he had wanted ever since - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
And that was something that he had wanted ever since
S01 • E02 He had wanted Americans to be a part of one grand whole. - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
He had wanted Americans to be a part of one grand whole.
S01 • E02 This might not be the best, - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
This might not be the best,
S01 • E02 The Constitution is the framework for an ongoing - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
The Constitution is the framework for an ongoing
S01 • E01 He circulated a political cartoon illustrating that, - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
He circulated a political cartoon illustrating that,
S01 • E02 And it's presumed that each generation will be engaged - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
And it's presumed that each generation will be engaged
S01 • E01 On February 13, 1766, Franklin appeared before Parliament, - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
On February 13, 1766, Franklin appeared before Parliament,
S01 • E02 And certainly, we mean a lot more people now - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
And certainly, we mean a lot more people now
S01 • E02 Narrator: With the work done, - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Narrator: With the work done,
S01 • E01 Could an army make the colonists comply, - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Could an army make the colonists comply,
S01 • E02 Franklin was approached by one of the city's - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
Franklin was approached by one of the city's
S01 • E01 Man as Franklin: Suppose a military force - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
Man as Franklin: Suppose a military force
S01 • E01 They cannot force a man to take stamps - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
They cannot force a man to take stamps
S01 • E02 She asked him, "Well, Doctor, what have we got, - Benjamin Franklin 00:21
She asked him, "Well, Doctor, what have we got,
S01 • E01 They will not find a rebellion; - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
They will not find a rebellion;
S01 • E01 But the Privy Council, the King's top advisors, - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
But the Privy Council, the King's top advisors,