How did Benedict Arnold influence America?

His father Benedict Arnold was rich while he was young, but after bad decisions for his business Benedict's father immersed his family into debt. Bededict ran away after his father became a drunk, when he came back after getting a letter in the army from his sister Hannah he learns his mother is very ill. While at home in Norwich he talks to Hannah and how he plans to have bag loads of money like his father before he was a drunk. And if you notice the same thing happens to Benedict he also puts himself into debt.