Benedict Arnold is a name synonymous with treason. The facts seem clear; the motivation eludes us. Why did Arnold do it? Were his actions motivated by love, greed, hubris, or a rich mix of all three?
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Connections: The Revolutionary War of Woodbridge Little, part I
In 1774, the town of Pittsfield voted to condemn the Boston Tea Party, describing its participants as “irregular and in defiance of the good and wholesome laws of the land and to be detestable and [against] all good order.”