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Question 1

Benedict Arnold

Answer 1

• situation was further complicated but he betrayal of Benedict Arnold
• former American hero but felt as if he did nit get enough recognition or promotion he deserved from the continental congress and his fellow officers
• Arnold felt that gates was taking credit for the success at Saratoga and undermining his own contribution to the victory
• defected to the British and planned to surrender the key American fort at West Point to the British
• though this failed, it was a signficant blow to American morale, undermining trust and highlighting America’s vulnerability