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Trying to figure out some middle ground
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Benjamin Franklin

Trying to figure outsome middle ground in which the Coloniesget to control themselves...

Trying to figure out
some middle ground in which the Colonies
get to control themselves through their own
assemblies and legislatures, but still loyal to
the Crown of England

Full Transcript

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Trying to figure out some middle ground
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in which the Colonies get to control themselves
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through their own assemblies and legislatures,
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but still loyal to the Crown of England.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
01:40:02
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 And that was Franklin's hope, that somehow - Benjamin Franklin 00:22
And that was Franklin's hope, that somehow
S01 • E02 Schiff: The first real act of Franklin's life, - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Schiff: The first real act of Franklin's life,
S01 • E02 So, here you have a young man in quest of freedom. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
So, here you have a young man in quest of freedom.
S01 • E02 And the last real act of... The last public act - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
And the last real act of... The last public act
S01 • E01 But I do not find that I have gained - Benjamin Franklin 00:17
But I do not find that I have gained
S01 • E02 So, the end... the life is largely bookended in a way, um, - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
So, the end... the life is largely bookended in a way, um,
S01 • E02 Benjamin Franklin evolved as far as his understanding - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
Benjamin Franklin evolved as far as his understanding
S01 • E01 Narrator: As the political crisis continued to build, - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
Narrator: As the political crisis continued to build,
S01 • E02 He didn't see anything wrong with it - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
He didn't see anything wrong with it
S01 • E02 But in his last years, he started to change his mind. - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
But in his last years, he started to change his mind.
S01 • E01 He was 65 years old and decided to make - Benjamin Franklin 00:34
He was 65 years old and decided to make
S01 • E02 Dunbar: Philadelphia became a leader in abolition - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
Dunbar: Philadelphia became a leader in abolition
S01 • E02 There were laws on the books that began the dismantling - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
There were laws on the books that began the dismantling
S01 • E02 It was a train that could not be stopped. - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
It was a train that could not be stopped.
S01 • E02 And, so, we see someone who understands the tide - Benjamin Franklin 00:20
And, so, we see someone who understands the tide
S01 • E01 Isaacson: He begins with two very interesting words: - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
Isaacson: He begins with two very interesting words:
S01 • E02 Ellis: If this were a petition coming from anybody else, - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
Ellis: If this were a petition coming from anybody else,
S01 • E01 'Cause he's trying to say, "Remember where we come from. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
'Cause he's trying to say, "Remember where we...
S01 • E01 We're not trying to be aristocratic." - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
We're not trying to be aristocratic."
S01 • E02 And it's the first outspoken, in public, debate - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
And it's the first outspoken, in public, debate