History of the United States I / Unit 6 USH1 0754 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Ticonderoga
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The idea
In May seventeen seventy-five Ethan Allen and Colonel Benedict Arnold took Fort Ticonderoga from its small British garrison.
In practice
Its cannons hauled overland to Massachusetts to strengthen the siege of Boston.
Where people slip
Arnold's name is remembered for what came later, and the anchor records him here on the American side.
Your place on the trail
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