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Benjamin Franklin | The Flame of Liberty | 2

2024/6/19
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乔治·华盛顿
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威廉·富兰克林
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约翰·亚当斯
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英军指挥官
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英军指挥官：为了双方利益，应该结束战争，英国愿意在不损害帝国框架的前提下，给予殖民地立法和税收自主权，认为这是保证未来和平与繁荣的最佳途径。 本杰明·富兰克林：和平与繁荣应属于谁？美国独立已成定局，不会屈服于英国；美国不会接受任何需要效忠国王的和平协议，战争已不可避免；建议英军指挥官向其上级请求谈判，承认美国的独立地位。 威廉·富兰克林：效忠英国王室，反对美国革命；认为殖民地的不满行为是荒谬且违宪的；认为波士顿应该为波士顿茶叶事件负责。 约翰·亚当斯：富兰克林已完全成为一名革命者。 乔治·华盛顿：美国需要更多的资金援助，否则政府可能会崩溃。

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Benjamin Franklin's attempts to negotiate peace with Britain failed, leading him to fully embrace the revolution. He became a key figure in the Continental Congress and helped draft the Declaration of Independence. As the war intensified, Franklin embarked on a crucial mission to secure an alliance with France.
  • Franklin's attempts to negotiate peace failed.
  • He helped draft the Declaration of Independence.
  • He embarked on a mission to secure an alliance with France.

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In the spring of 1775, Benjamin Franklin left London for America after years of fruitless attempts to ease tensions with the British government. By the time he arrived home in Philadelphia, American and British soldiers had fired the first shots of the Revolutionary War, and Franklin was thrust into the middle of the conflict.

Franklin quickly became one of the leading figures of the revolution. He served in the Continental Congress and helped draft the Declaration of Independence. And soon, he would embark on a mission to secure a critical alliance with France knowing that if he failed, America’s struggle for independence would be lost

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