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Benjamin Franklin

The MassachusettsAssembly drafted an angry petition to the king, demanding that...

The Massachusetts
Assembly drafted an angry petition to the king, demanding that Hutchinson
be removed

Full Transcript

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The Massachusetts Assembly drafted
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an angry petition to the king,
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demanding that Hutchinson be removed.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
01:44:18
Uploaded
May 05, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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 As the Assembly's agent, Franklin would have to be - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
As the Assembly's agent, Franklin would have to be
S01 • E02 In the Senate, the petition was tabled without discussion. - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
In the Senate, the petition was tabled without discussion.
S01 • E02 Brown: What they agree on, more than anything else, - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Brown: What they agree on, more than anything else,
S01 • E01 To make matters worse, Franklin had felt - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
To make matters worse, Franklin had felt
S01 • E02 This is not the forum to deal with the national question - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
This is not the forum to deal with the national question
S01 • E01 And, so, Franklin was seen as this person who - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
And, so, Franklin was seen as this person who
S01 • E02 The question of the future of slavery is really left - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
The question of the future of slavery is really left
S01 • E02 That's how we end up with the North-South division. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
That's how we end up with the North-South division.
S01 • E01 Narrator: Just a few days before Franklin was scheduled - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
Narrator: Just a few days before Franklin was scheduled
S01 • E02 Before the Revolution, slavery was never a major public issue. - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
Before the Revolution, slavery was never a major public issu...
S01 • E02 There were people who spoke, before the Revolution, - Benjamin Franklin 00:15
There were people who spoke, before the Revolution,
S01 • E01 The Sons of Liberty, dressed as Indians, - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
The Sons of Liberty, dressed as Indians,
S01 • E02 After the Revolution, there never was a time when it wasn't. - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
After the Revolution, there never was a time when it wasn�...
S01 • E01 Officials in London were still seething - Benjamin Franklin 00:17
Officials in London were still seething
S01 • E02 Man as Franklin: Here is my creed: - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Man as Franklin: Here is my creed:
S01 • E01 To the Privy Council, and the crowd of spectators - Benjamin Franklin 00:16
To the Privy Council, and the crowd of spectators
S01 • E02 That he governs it by his providence. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
That he governs it by his providence.
S01 • E02 That the most acceptable service we render to him - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
That the most acceptable service we render to him
S01 • E02 That the soul of man is immortal and will be treated - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
That the soul of man is immortal and will be treated
S01 • E01 The very kind of provocation he had always counseled against. - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
The very kind of provocation he had always counseled against...