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Benjamin Franklin

When he and Templearrived in Philadelphia on May 5, 1775, Franklinlearned startling news

Narrator: When he and Temple
arrived in Philadelphia on May 5, 1775, Franklin
learned startling news

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Narrator: When he and Temple arrived in Philadelphia
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on May 5, 1775, Franklin learned startling news.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:09
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 With 6,000 residents, Philadelphia was now - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
With 6,000 residents, Philadelphia was now
S01 • E02 While he was at sea, the war he had once hoped to prevent - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
While he was at sea, the war he had once hoped to prevent
S01 • E01 It was a thriving outpost of the British Empire... - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
It was a thriving outpost of the British Empire...
S01 • E01 Its streets filled with both newcomers and Native peoples, - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
Its streets filled with both newcomers and Native peoples,
S01 • E02 On April 19th, 700 British troops had marched from Boston - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
On April 19th, 700 British troops had marched from Boston
S01 • E01 Isaacson: People are coming from all sorts of backgrounds. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
Isaacson: People are coming from all sorts of backgrounds.
S01 • E02 A skirmish on the Lexington town green - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
A skirmish on the Lexington town green
S01 • E01 There's Anglicans, there's Jews, - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
There's Anglicans, there's Jews,
S01 • E02 But a larger fight broke out - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
But a larger fight broke out
S01 • E01 There's the Germans coming in and the Presbyterians - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
There's the Germans coming in and the Presbyterians
S01 • E01 And, unlike Puritan Boston, where you have to follow - Benjamin Franklin 00:13
And, unlike Puritan Boston, where you have to follow
S01 • E02 Dunbar: The Revolutionary energy in Philadelphia was palpable. - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Dunbar: The Revolutionary energy in Philadelphia was palpabl...
S01 • E02 Regular people were talking About "revolution," - Benjamin Franklin 00:18
Regular people were talking About "revolution,"
S01 • E01 Woman: Colonial Philadelphia had a different vibe, - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Woman: Colonial Philadelphia had a different vibe,
S01 • E01 Growing commerce, saloons and taverns, - Benjamin Franklin 00:13
Growing commerce, saloons and taverns,
S01 • E01 Franklin landing in Philadelphia at this moment - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Franklin landing in Philadelphia at this moment
S01 • E02 Narrator: A week after Franklin got back home, - Benjamin Franklin 00:15
Narrator: A week after Franklin got back home,
S01 • E01 He didn't have to be someone who came from great wealth - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
He didn't have to be someone who came from great wealth
S01 • E02 Man as William Bradford: I can inform you that some delegates - Benjamin Franklin 00:13
Man as William Bradford: I can inform you that some delegate...
S01 • E01 He's run away from his apprenticeship, - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
He's run away from his apprenticeship,