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Benedict Arnold By: Myles Todd

Benedict Arnold By: Myles Todd. Table of contents. Slide3 Benedict Arnold’s Life Slide4 What did Benedict Arnold do? Slide5 How did Benedict Arnold affect History? Slide6 How did others react to what Benedict Arnold did? Slide7 Sources. Benedict Arnold’s Life.

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Benedict Arnold By: Myles Todd

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  1. Benedict Arnold By: Myles Todd

  2. Table of contents • Slide3 Benedict Arnold’s Life • Slide4 What did Benedict Arnold do? • Slide5 How did Benedict Arnold affect History? • Slide6 How did others react to what Benedict Arnold did? • Slide7 Sources

  3. Benedict Arnold’s Life • Benedict Arnold was born in Norwich Connecticut 1741 • As a child Benedict was taken out of school for money reasons. • Benedict later went to England in 1781 20 years later he died from a nervous disease in London 1801.

  4. What did Benedict Arnold do? • Benedict Arnold fought in the revolutionary war. He was a general in the Continental army who were fighting for freedom from Britain. • As a general in the Continental army, Benedict captured Montreal and got the people from Canada to fight against the British. • Benedict became a British soldier because he wanted more rewards and recognition. • He helped the British seize control of West Point, an American fort on the Hudson River.

  5. How did Benedict Arnold affect History? • If it weren’t for Benedict the British might have won the revolutionary war and we would have to live by British Laws. • He won 2 battles and captured Fort Ticonderoga and Saratoga N.Y. from the British.

  6. How the people reacted to what Benedict Arnold did? • The people were surprised that Benedict became a British soldier because he was a great General for the Continental army. He then became a traitor and a part of the British army.

  7. Sources I got all my info from: www.ask.com www.ushistory.org www.benedictarnold.org

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