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Benjamin Franklin

In New Jersey,William had refused to convene the colonial assemblyin order to prevent...

Narrator: In New Jersey,
William had refused to convene the colonial assembly
in order to prevent them from sending delegates to
the Continental Congress

Full Transcript

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Narrator: In New Jersey, William had refused to
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convene the colonial assembly in order to prevent them from
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sending delegates to the Continental Congress.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:10:52
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 • E02 They chose representatives anyway. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
They chose representatives anyway.
S01 • E01 No one, including James Franklin, had any idea - Benjamin Franklin 00:16
No one, including James Franklin, had any idea
S01 • E02 When the Congress met in Philadelphia - Benjamin Franklin 00:14
When the Congress met in Philadelphia
S01 • E01 More of Silence Dogood's articles began to appear. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
More of Silence Dogood's articles began to appear.
S01 • E02 It banned all imports from Britain - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
It banned all imports from Britain
S01 • E01 She offered irreverent advice on funeral eulogies, - Benjamin Franklin 00:18
She offered irreverent advice on funeral eulogies,
S01 • E02 Otherwise, American exports to England would cease - Benjamin Franklin 00:13
Otherwise, American exports to England would cease
S01 • E01 Man as Franklin: Most of them consulted their own Purses - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Man as Franklin: Most of them consulted their own Purses
S01 • E02 If only his father had been there, William wrote, he might - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
If only his father had been there, William wrote, he might
S01 • E01 At Harvard They learn little more than - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
At Harvard They learn little more than
S01 • E02 Man as William Franklin: However mad you may think the Measures - Benjamin Franklin 00:14
Man as William Franklin: However mad you may think the Measu...
S01 • E01 And from whence they return, - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
And from whence they return,
S01 • E01 Narrator: In the summer of 1722, - Benjamin Franklin 00:13
Narrator: In the summer of 1722,
S01 • E02 Narrator: Benjamin Franklin now believed - Benjamin Franklin 00:14
Narrator: Benjamin Franklin now believed
S01 • E01 Quoting from an article he had read in a London newspaper, - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
Quoting from an article he had read in a London newspaper,
S01 • E02 If he couldn't keep the colonies and England together, - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
If he couldn't keep the colonies and England together,
S01 • E01 Man as Franklin: Without Freedom of Thought, - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
Man as Franklin: Without Freedom of Thought,
S01 • E02 On March 21, 1775, Franklin finally set sail - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
On March 21, 1775, Franklin finally set sail
S01 • E01 Whoever would overthrow the Liberty of a Nation, - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Whoever would overthrow the Liberty of a Nation,
S01 • E02 With him was William's own son, Temple, who had been born - Benjamin Franklin 00:13
With him was William's own son, Temple, who had been bo...