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The Age of Benjamin Franklin

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Overview

<p><span>From the Revolutionary fervor to the taming of electricity, get to know the quintessential American.</span></p>

Syllabus

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  • 01: Benjamin Franklin and the American Dream
  • 02: Meet the Franklins
  • 03: Benjamin Franklin's Boston Beginnings
  • 04: Benjamin Franklin and Philadelphia
  • 05: Benjamin Franklin in London
  • 06: Benjamin Franklin: Printer and Postmaster
  • 07: Benjamin Franklin: Scientist
  • 08: Benjamin Franklin and Electricity
  • 09: Benjamin Franklin's Religious Beliefs
  • 10: Benjamin Franklin: American Satirist
  • 11: The Musical Benjamin Franklin
  • 12: Benjamin Franklin: Ladies Man
  • 13: Benjamin Franklin: A Reluctant Politician
  • 14: Benjamin Franklin and the American Indians
  • 15: Benjamin Franklin and Slavery in America
  • 16: Benjamin Franklin and Colonies vs. Empire
  • 17: Benjamin Franklin and the Crisis of 1773
  • 18: Benjamin Franklin and Colonial Independence
  • 19: Benjamin Franklin and the Age of Revolution
  • 20: Benjamin Franklin: Acclaimed in France
  • 21: Benjamin Franklin: Making Peace
  • 22: Benjamin Franklin: Framing the Constitution
  • 23: Benjamin Franklin's Critics and Enemies
  • 24: Benjamin Franklin's Remarkable Legacy

Taught by

Robert J. Allison

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