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Benjamin Franklin

This was a Continental warwhere every single person had to decide whichside they were on

This was a Continental war
where every single person had to decide which
side they were on

Full Transcript

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This was a Continental war where every single person had
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to decide which side they were on.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
01:01:27
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 Narrator: He worked on everything from regulations - Benjamin Franklin 00:24
Narrator: He worked on everything from regulations
S01 • E02 Narrator: After being taken to Connecticut as - Benjamin Franklin 00:18
Narrator: After being taken to Connecticut as
S01 • E02 It didn't last long. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
It didn't last long.
S01 • E02 He began secretly corresponding with British - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
He began secretly corresponding with British
S01 • E01 In 1752, the British government appointed - Benjamin Franklin 00:14
In 1752, the British government appointed
S01 • E02 Congress learned what William was doing and ordered him - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Congress learned what William was doing and ordered him
S01 • E01 Franklin immediately started making the colonies' - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Franklin immediately started making the colonies'
S01 • E02 He was kept there in solitary confinement for 8 months, - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
He was kept there in solitary confinement for 8 months,
S01 • E01 He established the first home-delivery system - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
He established the first home-delivery system
S01 • E02 It was, he wrote, as if "I have been buried alive." - Benjamin Franklin 00:13
It was, he wrote, as if "I have been buried alive."...
S01 • E01 On an inspection tour that took him through - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
On an inspection tour that took him through
S01 • E02 William appealed to General Washington, begging - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
William appealed to General Washington, begging
S01 • E01 Isaacson: The American identity begins to form - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
Isaacson: The American identity begins to form
S01 • E02 Man as William Franklin: I am certain that an indulgence - Benjamin Franklin 00:23
Man as William Franklin: I am certain that an indulgence
S01 • E01 Most of the Colonies thought of themselves - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
Most of the Colonies thought of themselves
S01 • E01 Even letters would go, from Charleston, - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Even letters would go, from Charleston,
S01 • E01 So, by doing a Postal Road up and down the coast, - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
So, by doing a Postal Road up and down the coast,
S01 • E02 Narrator: Washington passed his request - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Narrator: Washington passed his request
S01 • E01 Narrator: The future prosperity of the British Empire, - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
Narrator: The future prosperity of the British Empire,
S01 • E02 The same day, Elizabeth died at age 43. - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
The same day, Elizabeth died at age 43.