Who placed trust in Arnold and appointed him in command of West Point?
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Answer
George Washington placed trust in Benedict Arnold and appointed him in command of West Point because Washington believed Arnold to be a loyal patriot. Washington was unaware of Arnold's treachery and did not realize that Arnold was plotting to surrender West Point to the British.
The Curious Case of Benedict Arnold: A Test of Revolutionary Loyalties
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