1. Why did Benedict Arnold switch sides during the Revolution? Many historians have speculated, none has found a definitive answer. The fact that we’re still asking the question after more than two centuries points to the enigmatic quality of Arnold’s mind. It may be that George Washington summed up the matter best when he attributed Arnold’s treason to “an unaccountable deprivation of presence of Mind in a Man of the first abilities.”
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