Benjamin Banneker
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- Q1In what year was Benjamin Banneker born?178917671731180330s
- Q2What was the first thing he did to help farmers?Improved roads in D.C.Planted their seedsMade an almanacThe locust cycle30s
- Q3Who taught Benjamin how to read?His auntHis grandmotherHis motherHis brother30s
- Q4Who invited Benjamin Banneker to come to D.C. to survey the land?Andrew EllicottGeorge WashingtonGeorge EllicottThomas Jefferson30s
- Q5What were the names of Benjamin Banneker?Suzanne and Adam EllicottSofia and Jon BannakerMary and Fredrick BannakerMary and Robert Banneker30s
- Q6Why was it unusual that Benjamin Banneker went to school?He was too oldHe wasn't very smartHe was too youngSince he was black in a white school30s
- Q7What important book did he invent that is still being used by farmers and others today?A manual on locustsAn almanacA brief history of MarylandA biography of George Washington30s
- Q8Did Benjamin change Thomas Jefferson's mind about slavery ?We don't knowNo, he had bought moreNoYes, he freed all slaves30s
- Q9In what year did Benjamin Banneker die?180918061906180330s