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Benjamin Franklin: from British patriot to American hero

From www.historyextra.com - August 11, 2017 3:25 PM
Benjamin Franklin. From 1757, Franklin was the most celebrated American in London, renowned as a scientist and inventor. Yet, in 1775 he was forced to flee and would become one of Britain’s most implacable foes.

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Kent College History's curator insight, August 10, 2017 1:28 PM
'Today he is celebrated as one of the architects of the colonies’ victory in the American War of Independence. Yet, for most of his life, Benjamin Franklin was a dyed-in-the-wool British patriot, as George Goodwin explains ...'
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10 things you (probably) didn't know about the American War of Independence

10 things you (probably) didn't know about the American War of Independence | Human Interest | Scoop.it
From www.historyextra.com - June 6, 2017 1:20 PM
  1) Independence was not the Americans’ original aim When the war began in April 1775, the colonies sought more autonomy within the British Empire, not complete separation.

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Kent College History's curator insight, June 3, 2017 3:33 PM
'Professor Stephen Conway from University College London reveals 10 lesser-known facts about the 18th-century conflict, which took place between 1775 and 1783 and saw the rebellion of 13 of the North American colonies of Great Britain who declared themselves independent as the United States of America …'
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