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Benjamin Franklin

The Franklins were coming to different conclusions aboutwhich side was to blame, but both...

Narrator:
The Franklins were coming to different conclusions about
which side was to blame, but both men still hoped that
a complete split between Britain and her colonies
might be avoided

Full Transcript

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Narrator: The Franklins were coming to
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different conclusions about which side was to blame,
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but both men still hoped that a complete split between
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Britain and her colonies might be avoided.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
41
Timestamp in Movie
00:09:16
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 Woman: Here was a kid who only had - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Woman: Here was a kid who only had
S01 • E01 So, what did he do? He taught himself how to write. - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
So, what did he do? He taught himself how to write.
S01 • E01 Narrator: He composed poetry... Including a ballad - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
Narrator: He composed poetry... Including a ballad
S01 • E02 There were always dissenters, sympathizers with America, - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
There were always dissenters, sympathizers with America,
S01 • E01 He read articles from "The Spectator," - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
He read articles from "The Spectator,"
S01 • E02 There were people, well-placed within the British Government, - Benjamin Franklin 00:18
There were people, well-placed within the British Government...
S01 • E01 He stayed up late at night and rose early each morning - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
He stayed up late at night and rose early each morning
S01 • E01 "I was," Franklin said, "extremely ambitious." - Benjamin Franklin 00:21
"I was," Franklin said, "extremely ambitious....
S01 • E02 Narrator: Working behind the scenes, - Benjamin Franklin 00:15
Narrator: Working behind the scenes,
S01 • E01 Its first issue attacked Cotton Mather, - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
Its first issue attacked Cotton Mather,
S01 • E02 And what's going on leads him to despair. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
And what's going on leads him to despair.
S01 • E02 I'm not sure there were many who were more disappointed - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
I'm not sure there were many who were more disappointed
S01 • E01 Mather called the newspaper wicked, - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Mather called the newspaper wicked,
S01 • E01 What James Franklin does is he creates - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
What James Franklin does is he creates
S01 • E02 Man as William Franklin: Gentlemen, - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
Man as William Franklin: Gentlemen,
S01 • E02 One evidently leading to peace, happiness, and a restoration - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
One evidently leading to peace, happiness, and a restoration
S01 • E01 His paper, in Boston, is, quote, - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
His paper, in Boston, is, quote,
S01 • E02 The other inevitably conducting you - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
The other inevitably conducting you
S01 • E01 Narrator: On April 2, 1722, an essay appeared - Benjamin Franklin 00:16
Narrator: On April 2, 1722, an essay appeared
S01 • E02 Narrator: In New Jersey, William had refused to - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
Narrator: In New Jersey, William had refused to