Benedict Arnold: A Code of Honor ?

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Benedict ArnoldA Code of Honor ?

• Leah Hanna
• Houston Elementary
• 2003

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Benedict Before the
War
Apprentice to cousins apothecary business
Married and opened apothecary and book shop
Born in 1741, Norwich, Connecticut
Captain in the Governor's Second Company of
Guards
Began career as an American Patriot in May, 1775
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Benedicts Battles

• Battle of Fort Ticonderoga
• Battle of Quebec
• Battle of Valcour Island
• Battle of Freemans Farm
• Battle of Saratoga
• West Point, New York
• New London, Conn.

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West PointThe Bargaining Chip
In 1780, Arnold asked General Washington for
command of the American fortress at West Point,
New York, which he was given. Shortly
thereafter, on 23 September 1780, Arnolds
attempt to surrender West Point to the British
was uncovered with the arrest of Major John
Andre, the British spy with whom he plotted.
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Act of Treason 1780

• Arnold was in command of West Point and planned
  to hand over the base to British commander Sir
  Henry Clinton.
• A secret code was sent to commander Sir Henry
  Clinton delivered by British Major John Andre.
• Andre was captured, exposing Arnolds act of
  treason.

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Secret Code to Treason

• Arnold Andre sent their secret messages using
  a number code to look like a business
  transaction.

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Crack the Code

• No one wants to be a Benedict Arnold, but try
  sending a secret message to a friend.
• First, write out your message.
• Look up the first word of your message in the
  dictionary. Write down the page number the word
  appears on.
• From the top of the page count down the number
  of lines until you get to the word. Write this
  number down.
• Dictionaries usually have words listed in columns
  on each page. Write down the number of the column
  where the word appears. These three numbers
  represent the word.
• For example, Beware might be written as
  34.9.3.) Continue for the rest of your message.

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Major Andre was hung as a spy.Benedict
Arnold now fought for the British.
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Arnold as a Redcoat
Now, a Brigadier General in the Kings army,
Arnold led many raids in Virginia and New York.
His successful attacks against the Americans
marked him as a traitor forever.
After Cornwallis surrendered in Yorktown,
Virginia in 1781, Arnold and his family sailed
back to England.
In Britain he was not trusted and failed as
a merchant. He died in London in 1801.
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Credits All images are courtesy of the
American Memory CollectionLibrary of Congress

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