#32 Liberty Kids- Benedict Arnold

How long has the Revolutionary War been going on by 1780?

• 6 months

• 2 and half years

• 5 years

• the war had just started

What was so important about the US fort at West Point on the Hudson River?

• It allowed the Americans to control the Hudson River which kept the main British Army stuck in New York City.

• It had all the cannons they had captured from Ft. Ticonderoga.

• West Point was the last fort the Continental Army controlled.

What does George Washington think of Benedict Arnold?

• that he's too much like the British 

• that he's one of the best commanders in the entire Continental Army

• that he doesn't have enough experience yet

Why was being a spy in the American Revolution even more dangerous than being a soldier?

• spies were generally disliked by their neighbors

• spies had to undergo intense and often dangerous training

• captured spies were usually executed

What does Benedict Arnold give to the British in exchange for their money and becoming a British officer?

• the plans to take Ft. West Point on the Hudson River

• a plan to capture George Washington

• the plans to keep the French from entering North America

Where did they hide the plans to Westpoint?

• In the bag

• In the British officer's hand

• In a boot

• They sent them by horseback so no one would get caught carrying them.

Once Benedict Arnold knew he had been discovered, what did he do?

• Try to explain himself to General Washington

• Told his wife what he had done and that he had to immediately run away

• Went to several British officers to ask them for help

• He didn't care and was fine with any punishment the Americans gave him.

According to Sarah, why is this war worth more to the people than usual?

• they won't have to pay taxes if they win

• the war is being fought for freedom and liberty rather than personal gain

• the war was being fought to insult King George

• the war was being fought to make George Washington king of America

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