Consider the degree to which mutiny and treason can have an impact on the outcome of any war. When asked about what they would do with Benedict Arnold if they caught him, the Virginians are said to have responded that they would cut off his left leg, which had been wounded at Quebec and Saratoga, and bury it with full military honors. The rest of him, they said, they would hang. Discuss this reaction to Benedict Arnold and the behaviors which may have precipitated it. Evaluate the extent to which Benedict Arnold may have been a contributor to both sides during the American Revolution.
First impressions are important.
George Washington, with his statuesque build and imposing personality, made a good one. Nathanael Greene, with his stocky appearance and a limp, did not. Yet both were effective leaders. Discuss the leaders of the Revolution with respect to the personal qualities they exemplified and the actions they were able to inspire in others. Nathanael Greene, who became the commander of the Southern army, had renounced the pacifism of his Quaker beliefs to fight for the Revolution.