Which American fort did Benedict Arnold plan to hand over to the British?

In one of the most infamous act of treason in American history, General Benedict Arnold attempted to turn Fort Clinton over to the British Army in 1780. He was motivated by a bribe consisting of a commission as a Brigadier General in the British Army and a cash reward of £20,000 (about $1.46 million in 2016 dollars). However, Arnold's plot failed when British Major John André was captured as a spy by the Americans. He revealed Arnold's plan. In the end, Arnold received a decreased cash reward of £6,000 (roughly $400,000 in 2016 dollars) but was commissioned as a Brigadier General in the British Army.

Today, the former Fort Clinton is the United States Military Academy, also known as West Point. It was established in 1802; it has the longest continuous service of any United States military installation. It is the nation's oldest service academy.

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Kristen Richardson

The fort at West Point was formerly called Fort Clinton...

Joan Theiss

The answer is wrong . The correct answer was the fort at West Point , NY not Fort Clinton. History books confirms this answer

teacherchicky

Actually, Google states it's Fort Ticoneroga!

teacherchicky

This is a wrong answer! Read the history books; even Google confirms this answer is incorrect!

Lynne Zeman

Did not know that.

Kay Motley

Misleading answer. West Point is the correct answer.

Corey Taylor

Benedict Arnold may have escaped capture by the Continentals, but the British never fully trusted him. Some very likely because they were comrades of Major John Andre, who the Americans captured, and weeks later took Arnold's place on the gallows!

Corey Taylor

Joan Theiss, Ft. Clinton dates back to the American Revolution, it was not until the Jefferson Administration that Ft. Clinton was chosen as the LOCATION for West Point!

Don Racette

Criona Walsh Got it

ninakamwene

Lucky guess

Richard S. Levine

INCORRECT ANSWER! "Benedict Arnold (January 14, 1741 – June 14, 1801) was a famous American traitor, having been a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He is best known for plotting to surrender the American fort at West Point, New York, to the British during the American Revolution." _Wikipedia

vasily tchaikovsky

good Q anyway I was were, everybody called West Point ,not Fort Clinton,but OK

davidgrimsrud

The Correct answer is est Point, 3 History books (2 are history text books) all agree West Point!

Robin Heckler

A Franklin Adams, how is that a trick question? Arnold could not hand over West Point. it did not exist then. Ft. Clinton did.

John W Shreve

Fort Clinton was the main military garrison at West Point, but Arnold wanted to turn over the whole of West Point, so Fort Clinton and West Point are both correct answers. Oddly, the British official to whom he was going to give the fort, was Sir Henry Clinton.