Based on the criteria provided, Benedict Arnold would not be considered a likely spy for the British during the American Revolutionary period. While he was certainly in a position to provide intelligence and had political ambitions that could be aided by the British, Arnold was an American patriot who fought bravely for the colonial cause during many early battles. It was only after being passed over for promotion multiple times that he turned traitor out of resentment toward the American cause. Most of the other criteria do not apply to Arnold during the early years of the war when spy networks were being established. A better potential spy that fits more of the criteria would be someone like Thomas Hutchinson, the last colonial governor of Massachusetts who maintained close ties to the British and had nothing personally to gain from