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Benjamin Franklin helps craft the Declaration of Independence and wins French support.
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After success as a Philadelphia printer Benjamin Franklin earns worldwide fame in science.
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A visit to a school for Black children challenged Franklin’s racial prejudices.
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As impasse threatened the Constitutional Convention, Franklin appealed for Compromise.
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Late in life, Franklin petitioned Congress to end slavery in the United States.
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Franklin’s musical invention, the armonica, became a sensation in Europe.
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Franklin’s first published essays were printed under a pseudonym—Silence Dogood.
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The American Revolution tore families apart, including the Franklins.
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Benjamin Franklin arrived in France, hoping to win French support for the Revolution.
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This bonus scene features Benjamin Franklin House in London, his only surviving residence.
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Franklin and Adams have to share a bedroom in a humorous scene not in the final film.
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A month after the end of the battle, Franklin finally got the news from Yorktown.
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