...Benedict Arnold was born in Norwich, Connecticut on January 14, 1741. Benedict Arnold was an American Revolutionary War General who was born into wealth and died a traitor. Benedict Arnold family started out wealthy and successful but after a few family events it completely turned around. Benedict apprenticed with an apothecary and was a member of the militia during the French and Indian War. He later joined the Continental Army during the Revolutionary war that started between Great Britain and its 13 American colonies in 1775. During the war is when Benedict Arnold showed his true colors. Benedict Arnold was one of the only two of his mother's eleven children that survived to adulthood. Benedict Arnold family was wealthy until his mother...
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...Benedict Arnold was born on January 14, 1741. Arnold was in the militia during the French and Indian war. He was also a Revolutionary War hero. He saved America’s freedom several times during the war. But, Arnold also did something that changed the war. In 1767 Benedict married Margaret Mansfield. The couple had three children. Shortly after, he became captain of the Governor’s Second Company of Guards. In 1775 Arnold joined the Continental Army. He partnered with Vermont Frontiersman to surprise and capture the British Garrison at Fort Ticonderoga. On December 31, 1775 Arnold launch a mission to go to Quebec City, but they had to battle through an awful snow storm. Early in the battle Benedict suffered an awful wound in his leg. He was carried...
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...Benedict Arnold: American Traitor Quick, Preston 1B 11/17/14 Benedict Arnold Benedict Arnold: American Traitor Benedict Arnold was born on January 14, 1741 in Norwich, Connecticut. He was two of his mother’s eleven children to survive into adulthood. His mother came from a wealthy family but his father squandered their estate.(Benedict Arnold) Arnold was thirteen when he decided to leave school and go to work learning to be an apothecary. Arnold’s mother died in 1759 and his Father died two years later. Benedict Arnold volunteered to fight in the French and Indian War but deserted when he was eighteen to be with his mother who was dying. He was married to Margaret Mansfield in 1767...
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...I chose Benedict Arnold because I thought he would be an interesting figure to make a research paper about, and I would like to know why and how Arnold got the name of being a trader. Arnold’s life before he entered the war Benedict Arnold was born on January 14, 1741 in Norwich, Connecticut. Arnold's father was Benedict Arnold III and his mother was Hannah Waterman King, a widow, before her marriage to Benedict Arnold’s father. Arnold had two brothers and three sisters as well. The family lived well for a while, so they lived in peace. However, after some time, the family ran into some money problems due to some poor business deals. Arnold’s father then became a regular at the tavern and unstable, so Arnold attended school at Canterbury....
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...Born on January 14, 1741, Benedict Arnold, occupies a place in American history as the most famous traitor of the Revolutionary times. Over the years his contributions have been forgotten and his name represent disloyalty to ones country. Son of Benedict Arnold IV, a businessmen and landowner, and Hannah Waterman King, a stern and commanding woman. When he was eleven years old his parents sent him away to a school in Connecticut, where he studied Latin and mathematics. His education was cut short after his dad lost there fortune. He became the subject of jokes after several events found him leading his drunken father home from local travel. At about this time he began to stand up for himself, picking on bigger boys to fight with, and began to perform daring feats like leaping over wagons in the roadway. When he was about fourteen, Benedict...
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...|Pre-war event |Description |Contribution to the Revolutionary War | |French and Indian War|Also known as the 7 Years War, a conflict mostly between native Indian tribes, |Led to the British and French for the Posession of the continent. The French wanted to | | |the British and the French. |reclaim the Americas after severeal defeats. The French returned to join the American | | | |Colonists to defeat the Brtitish which led to American independence. | |Sugar Act |On April 5, 1764, the parliament passed a modified version of the Sugar and |The Sugar Act had disrupted the colonial economy by reducing the markets to which the | | |Molasses Act of 1733, and this act was about to expire. Under the Molasses or |colonies could sell, and the amount of currency available to them for the purchase of | | |Sugar Act colonial merchants were required to pay a tax of six pence per gallon |British manufactured goods. This act, in addition to the Currency Act, set the stage for | | |on the importation of foreign molasses. |the revolt at the imposition...
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...Benedict Arnold Benedict Arnold is mostly known for being a traitor. He was born January 14, 1741. how he became involved in the American Revolution, and how he fought for America, and why he betrayed America for Britain are some of his accomplishments. He started his life as a loyal American. Later he became one of the most well known traitors in history. Benedict Arnold was a merchant who was greatly affected by The Stamp Act. The Stamp Act took away part of the money he earned on his three merchant ships. He needed that money to back pay the loan from the ships. Benedict wanted to protest against the act so he would receive his full profit. He joined a group called The Sons of Liberty. The Sons of Liberty was a group of colonists...
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...Complete the grid by describing each pre-war event and explaining how it contributed to the Revolutionary War. Pre-War Event Description Contribution to the Revolutionary War French and Indian War This is the name American gave this war; this war was between Great Britain and France in North America from 1754 to 1763. This war was also known as the seven year war, in Great Britain it was known as King William's War or Queen Anne's War. With the end of the French & Indian War in 1763, the British government felt that the American colonies should cover a percentage of the cost associated with their defense. So the Parliament began passing a series of taxes designed to raise funds to offset this expense. Sugar Act The Sugar Act was passed in 1764. The British placed a tax on sugar, wine, and other important things. The Parliament wanted the money to help provide more security for the colonies. The Sugar Act made the people in the colonies pretty upset. If they only traded with Britain, they would not be able to sell their goods for as much. Some leaders in the colonies started to boycott, or to quite buying, British goods. Stamp Act The bill was passed on February 17, approved by the Lords on March 8th and weeks later ordered in effect by the King. The Stamp Act was Parliament's first serious attempt to assert governmental authority over the colonies. They need to get some of their money back after the French and Indian War. The colonies boycotted the stamp act...
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...enedict Arnold V was born in 1741. He was the son of Benedict Arnold IV, a business man and landowner, and Hannah Waterman King, a very tough and commanding woman. When he was eleven years old, Benedict's parents sent him away to the school of Connecticut. There he studied Latin and Mathematics. His education was cut short when his family lost their family fortune. Benedict became the subject of jokes after many incidents where he was forced to get his drunken father home from the tavern. He started picking fights with bigger boys to appear brave. He also began to preform daring feats, like leaping over wagons in the roadway. When he was fourteen, he left home and went to work for a relative to learn the druggist trade. When he was in his mid-teens, he volunteered for the army and fought in three battles of the French and Indian War. He then deserted the army to be with his dying mother. Arnold's father died still in debt in 1761. In Connecticut, Arnold gained success as a sea captain...
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...Espionage has been used in many wars throughout history. One of the most essential wars in America’s history was the American revolution. There were spies on both sides of the revolution and some that died for the cause. Nathan Hale, Benedict Arnold, and Patience Wright were important to the American Revolution because they fought as captains and generals, went undercover in enemy territory, and were willing to put their lives at risk for important information. Nathan Hale is one of the most famous spies, and is known for his bravery and sacrifice. Born on June 6, 1755 and the sixth of twelve children, he grew up a “normal boy”. Hale went to Yale University at the age of fourteen and received a job as a school teacher about two years later. He taught at Union Grammar School in New London, Connecticut. He loved his job but also loved his country. He joined the Connecticut Militia and then the Connecticut Army in the early 1770s. After leading a successful attack on a British ship he became a captain under George Washington. Hale also became a member of the Knowlton Rangers, a group known for leadership and fighting qualities on dangerous missions....
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...rule. The great leader of the Continental Army George Washington was the man who was responsible for leading the army to victory. The political challenges in the revolutionary war political, British government raised revenue to help cover the cost of the French and Indian war by taxing the colonies with the Stamp Act of 1765. The British thought it was fair to issue the tax on the people it spent all the money to protect. However, the speech in March of 1775 by Patrick Henry who said, "Give me liberty, or give me death!" encouraged the colonist to stand up for their rights. The British later repealed the acts, to try and appease the unrest in the colony. However, the British still needed money to pay their war debt, so the Townshend Tariffs of 1767 placed a tax on glass, lead, paints, paper and tea imported into the colonies. Again, the colonist were unhappy, so in...
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...pre-war event and explaining how it contributed to the Revolutionary War. |Pre-war event |Description |Contribution to the Revolutionary War | |French and Indian War|Also known as the Seven Years’ War, this New World conflict marked another |The French and Indian War helped lead to the Revolutionary War in two ways. | | |chapter in the long imperial struggle between Britain and France. When France’s | | | |expansion into the Ohio River valley brought repeated conflict with the claims |First funding this war lead to a huge national debt for Great Britain, which they felt | | |of the British colonies, a series of battles led to the official British |the Americans should help pay. Parliament decided to service the debt by passing the | | |declaration of war in 1756. Boosted by the financing of future Prime Minister |stamp act, a terrible failure that angered citizens on both sides of the Atlantic, which | | |William Pitt, the British turned the tide with victories at Louisbourg, Fort |started the rift between Britain and its colonists. | | |Frontenac and the French-Canadian...
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...Revolution Part 1 Complete the grid by describing each military event and explaining its relationship to the outcome of the Revolutionary War. Military Event Description Relationship to the Outcome of the Revolutionary War Concord and Lexington Britain's General Gage would send out regiments of British soldiers quartered in Boston. Their destinations were Lexington, where they would capture Colonial leaders Sam Adams and John Hancock, then Concord, where they would seize gunpowder Shots were fired that began the war Fort Ticonderoga served as a key point of access to both Canada and the Hudson River Valley during the French and Indian War On May 10th of '75, Benedict Arnold, Ethan Allen, and the Green Mountain Boys brought it under American power for the first time. Second Continental Congress From 1774 to 1789, the Continental Congress served as the government of the 13 American colonies and later the United States. In 1775, the Second Continental Congress convened after the American Revolutionary War (1775-83) had already begun When the Second Continental Congress came together on May 10, 1775, it was, in effect, a reconvening of the First Continental Congress. Delegates from twelve of the Thirteen Colonies were present when the Second Continental Congress convened. The Congress was to take charge of the war effort Bunker Hill The battle is named after the adjacent Bunker Hill, which was peripherally involved in the battle and was the original...
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...Cornwallis wasn’t fully responsible for losing the war during the American Revolution, but he did play a significant role in doing so. More battles were lost than they were victorious. There were many others who took a drastic part in the downfall of the British and the French. John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and George Washington all fought against Cornwallis and his men and superiors. Cornwallis’s life, accomplishments, and defeats are depicted through examples of others’ actions and historically accurate information on the subject at hand. Cornwallis was born on December 31, 1738. He grew up with an influence of power between both his father and mother. His mother, for example, was the Prime Minister of Britain. Later...
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...University of Phoenix Material Causes and Outcomes of the Revolution Part 1: Causes Complete the grid by describing each pre-war event and explaining how it contributed to the Revolutionary War. |Pre-war event |Description |Contribution to the Revolutionary War | |French and Indian War|The French and Indian War was a war that was fought between the British America |After the French and Indian War, England attempted to tighten and “flex” its control over| | |colonies and New France. This particular war resulted in a British victory over |the British colonies. Some of the actions and laws of the British crown angered the | | |the French, in addition to territorial changes as well. |colonist, thus, later contributing to the Revolutionary War. | |Sugar Act |In 1764 British Parliament passed the Sugar Act which reduced the tax rate on |The Sugar Act and the reactions of the colonist to the act greatly contributed to | | |molasses; and was strictly enforced. In addition, the Sugar Act also listed many|Revolutionary War. With strict enforcement of the Sugar Act and the tax, colonists were | | |other foreign goods to be taxed as well. |unable to evade...
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