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Benjamin Franklin

There was the greatestmilitary power in Europe, arguably the greatest militarypower in the...

There was the greatest
military power in Europe, arguably the greatest military
power in the world, and then there are these 13 Colonies

Full Transcript

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There was the greatest military power in Europe,
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arguably the greatest military power in the world, and then
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there are these 13 Colonies.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:31:20
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 • E02 So, it was a longshot, to put it mildly. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
So, it was a longshot, to put it mildly.
S01 • E02 Brown: And then there are significant numbers - Benjamin Franklin 00:15
Brown: And then there are significant numbers
S01 • E02 And then you have, both within the Colonies, at the borders - Benjamin Franklin 00:15
And then you have, both within the Colonies, at the borders
S01 • E01 Man as Franklin: That hard-to- be-govern'd Passion of Youth - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
Man as Franklin: That hard-to- be-govern'd Passion of Y...
S01 • E01 Besides a continual Risque to my Health by a Distemper - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
Besides a continual Risque to my Health by a Distemper
S01 • E02 But nobody in 1775 or 1776 has any idea how this is - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
But nobody in 1775 or 1776 has any idea how this is
S01 • E02 And, so, choosing sides also means choosing fates. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
And, so, choosing sides also means choosing fates.
S01 • E01 Narrator: Now, as he became a successful businessman, - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Narrator: Now, as he became a successful businessman,
S01 • E02 Wood: The Revolution, as it emerges - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Wood: The Revolution, as it emerges
S01 • E02 Families are divided, uh, - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Families are divided, uh,
S01 • E01 Meanwhile, his former fiancée Deborah Read - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Meanwhile, his former fiancée Deborah Read
S01 • E02 Schiff: Almost everyone involved in the Revolution has family - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Schiff: Almost everyone involved in the Revolution has famil...
S01 • E01 Her husband had abandoned her and fled to the West Indies. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
Her husband had abandoned her and fled to the West Indies.
S01 • E01 Reports came back that he had died there in a brawl, - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Reports came back that he had died there in a brawl,
S01 • E02 So, this really does tear families apart. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
So, this really does tear families apart.
S01 • E02 In Franklin's case, um, it comes as a complete break - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
In Franklin's case, um, it comes as a complete break
S01 • E01 In Quaker Pennsylvania, Deborah was in a legal limbo. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
In Quaker Pennsylvania, Deborah was in a legal limbo.
S01 • E02 Narrator: By now, hundreds of British ships had arrived - Benjamin Franklin 00:16
Narrator: By now, hundreds of British ships had arrived
S01 • E01 If she remarried and it turned out he wasn't dead, - Benjamin Franklin 00:13
If she remarried and it turned out he wasn't dead,
S01 • E01 She now lived with her widowed mother, - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
She now lived with her widowed mother,