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Print shows British General Burgoyne trying to surrender his sword to General Horatio Gates after the Battle of Saratoga.

Royal Governor Jonathan Trumbull issued a proclamation restricting Connecticut shipping.

Newspapers published outrage associated with Arnold's treason such as poems and epitaphs. Epitaphs are traditionally published to memoralize the dead. In this case, Arnold who was still very much alive was considered dead to the American cause and…

Allegorical figure of America as a young woman surrounded by shield with eagle, globe, and books as Apollo with a lyre points to the Temple of Fame.

Winter scene at Continental Army encampment at Valley Forge, Pa.; wagon of wood and supplies struggling through mud and snow; soldiers warming themselves at fire.

Map depicts the United States in 1783

On May 30, 1776, Benedict Arnold swore an oath of allegiance and service to the United States Continental Army.

Four conservative Rhode Island legislators are shown riding in a car with Benedict Arnold. The point of the political cartoon is to demonstrate how the policies and actions of the legislators are associated with the treasonous actions of Benedict…

Print shows three patriots, two playing drums and one playing a fife, leading troops into battle. Based on the painting called the "Spirit of '76."