AdvertisementOpinionThese Days, Everyone Dares Call It TreasonOctober 04, 2011Linton WeeksfacebookEmailAmerican turncoat Benedict Arnold persuades Maj. John Andre to conceal papers in his boot and send them to the British to enable them to capture West Point in this print by C.F. Blauvelt and W. Wellstood circa 1785. (Getty Images)