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Benjamin Franklin

On December 14, 1763,50 frontiersmen from the town ofPaxton, Pennsylvania swarmed into the...

On December 14, 1763,
50 frontiersmen from the town of
Paxton, Pennsylvania swarmed into the small village
of Conestoga and slaughtered the 6 unarmed Susquehannock Indians
they found there

Full Transcript

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On December 14, 1763, 50 frontiersmen
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from the town of Paxton, Pennsylvania
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swarmed into the small village of Conestoga
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and slaughtered the 6 unarmed
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Susquehannock Indians they found there.
Duration
17 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
01:29:47
Uploaded
May 05, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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 The mob moved on to Lancaster, where they murdered 14 more - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
The mob moved on to Lancaster, where they murdered 14 more
S01 • E02 Narrator: As the impasse over apportionment threatened to - Benjamin Franklin 00:20
Narrator: As the impasse over apportionment threatened to
S01 • E01 Though the Susquehannocks were known to be friendly, - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Though the Susquehannocks were known to be friendly,
S01 • E01 Public opinion about the massacre was split... - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
Public opinion about the massacre was split...
S01 • E01 Between the Quakers, guided by William Penn's advice - Benjamin Franklin 00:17
Between the Quakers, guided by William Penn's advice
S01 • E02 Isaacson: They discuss science, they discuss the things - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Isaacson: They discuss science, they discuss the things
S01 • E02 And he helps cool the passions of that hot summer - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
And he helps cool the passions of that hot summer
S01 • E01 Benjamin Franklin called the perpetrators - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
Benjamin Franklin called the perpetrators
S01 • E02 Narrator: In the end, a compromise was reached. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
Narrator: In the end, a compromise was reached.
S01 • E02 Each state would have the same number of senators, 2, - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Each state would have the same number of senators, 2,
S01 • E01 The Paxton Boys then marched on Philadelphia, - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
The Paxton Boys then marched on Philadelphia,
S01 • E02 The members of the House of Representatives would be - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
The members of the House of Representatives would be
S01 • E01 Franklin helped raise a militia to stop them - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Franklin helped raise a militia to stop them
S01 • E01 But his outspokenness created a backlash, - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
But his outspokenness created a backlash,
S01 • E02 To mollify the southern states, their populations - Benjamin Franklin 00:15
To mollify the southern states, their populations
S01 • E01 They slandered Franklin's son William as illegitimate, - Benjamin Franklin 00:14
They slandered Franklin's son William as illegitimate,
S01 • E02 Ellis: They can't talk about slavery directly, and the word - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Ellis: They can't talk about slavery directly, and the ...
S01 • E02 The difficult fact to accept is that the Union is only - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
The difficult fact to accept is that the Union is only
S01 • E01 In all the controversy, - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
In all the controversy,
S01 • E01 But the legislature now adopted his position - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
But the legislature now adopted his position