Benjamin Banneker

Banneker grew up as a slave

• True

• False

Banneker grew up in

• Connecticut

• Maryland

• Washington DC

• Virginia

What is one thing Banneker was not?

• farmer

• astronomer

• author

• inventor

• politician

Why were his scientific achievements so important?

• He was the first black inventor to create a clock from without having ever seen one.

• His work helped people understand black people have equal intelligence to white people.

• His work with Thomas Jefferson ended slavery and was the beginning of a new era.

• He helped his family build a farm which they couldn't have done without him.

When he was only 15 years old, what did he achieve?

• an irrigation system

• a wooden clock

• an almanac

• his college degree

Banneker famously wrote, "all men are created equal" in the Declaration of Independence.

• True

• False

What is not commonly included in an almanac?

• calculations

• tables

• predictions

• declarations

Banneker argued that viewing black people as inferior could:

• not be used as an excuse to enslave them.

• be considered very American!

• be fair in some circumstances.

• not be considered when hiring someone for a job.

Skin color has no connection to intelligence.

• True

• False

gifted is to skilled as:

• running is to walking

• basketball is to NBA

• lazy is to procrastination

• gold is to trophy