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Benedict Arnold's life simplified into five separate sections.

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Benedict Arnold's life simplified into five separate sections.

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If you can't read it well, I can send you the original picture or something.

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Central Idea (My Take) of Arnold's Story

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Central Idea (My Take) of Arnold's Story

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I think that if I'm to takeaway anything from this book, I'd be to not rat people at greedily. Arnold was willing to betray the Americans, but he found a way to profit from it. He could've and should've been more tame. If he had, who knows, he might've been known as a great hero in the American Revolutionary War.

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Arnold ran away from the Americans after hearing news that they knew he'd betrayed them.

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Other kids would make fun of Arnold because he was taking care of his sometimes-drunk dad.

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Arnold wore fancy clothes as part of his uniform. I don't understand why anyone would do this.

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Why do they wear fancy clothes? I don't understand...

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Arnold didn't pay his debts and got sent to jail. This shifted his view to think that money was the most important thing to have.

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Arnold would mislabel, hide, anything to avoid paying as many taxes on the goods he shipped.

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Some men wanted to form their own militia against the British. They chose Arnold to be their captain.

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RR: I thought it was kind of odd that he'd buy fancy shoes of all things. Not new clothes or extra food, just shoes.

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Arnold needed guns and gunpowder, so he went to a man at New Haven's and forced him to give up the supplies.

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Arnold found the Green Mountain Boys. He recruited them to help him with a battle at For Ticonderoga.

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Arnold's wife while he away and his sister was taking care of his sons.

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Arnold became increasingly angry that he wasn't getting the money he was owed from the government.

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Benedict lead a battle that took place in awful conditions. Against Arnold's wishes, some soldiers deserted.

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RR: Arnold wrote "I assure you I think it hard [to believe] that you've wrote me only once when there have been so many opportunities."

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In Arnold's opinion, Congress wasn't being treated well for what he'd done to help the American cause.

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Arnold set his own ship on fire and escaped on a smaller boat. The British couldn't safely get around the flaming ship, so Arnold got away.

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Five officers were promoted higher than Arnold, even though they'd served for less time than him. Arnold didn't like this one bit.

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Benedict got stuck under his horse and a British soldier tried to capture Arnold. Arnold shot the officer and escaped.

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Arnold led his army into a battle by encouraging them as he ran into battle. This attitude made all of the difference in battle. (If you click on the picture, you get the intended picture.)

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RR: I kind of get why Arnold betrayed the Americans. They didn't treat him up to his standards for a long while and he didn't like it. On the other hand, he started betraying the Americans in his own self-interest only.

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Why do you keep betraying the Americans, Arnold?

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Arnold at last got a promotion to major general after a very successful battle. He even had an entire parade in his honour.

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Arnold was communicating with a British officer in secret. They used lemon juice (not joking) and secret codes to communicate with each other without raising suspicions.

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A big reason Arnold betrayed America was because they weren't giving him the money he was due. This led to Arnold asking for money in exchange for information from the British.

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Arnold was tasked with being in command of a large chunk of the Continental Army. Arnold refused, as he was betraying them behind closed doors.

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The officer Arnold was writing to, Andre, came to Arnold to meet up. Soldiers caught sneaking around like that would be jailed, but officers were to be put to death.

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RR: I thought I'd add some end thoughts because Arnold did a lot of stuff.

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The Americans fired on the ship Andre came on. Because Andre was now stranded, Arnold protected him.

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RR: Arnold betrayed the Americans so much. I just don't get it.

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That must've been an awkward conversation...

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Washington rode to Arnold's house and, just then, received a letter stating what Arnold had done. With the letters as evidence, Arnold was sentenced to be hung. He'd been caught red-handed.

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Because Andre got caught, Arnold helped him escape. He told the people bringing in Andre that he had urgent business at the fort. He then instructed someone to flee with Andre and , somehow, they made it out alive. (If you click on the picture, you get the intended picture.)

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The Americans had records of famous generals, but only Arnold's rank and birth date appear in these records, as he was a known traitor.