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There were always dissenters, sympathizers with America
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Benjamin Franklin

There were always dissenters,sympathizers with America, people who thought thatAmericans...

There were always dissenters,
sympathizers with America, people who thought that
Americans were justified in their opposition

Full Transcript

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There were always dissenters, sympathizers with America,
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people who thought that Americans were justified
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in their opposition.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
48
Timestamp in Movie
00:09:32
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 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
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.