Benjamin banneker questions

1. benjamin banneker was born to slave parents.
a. false
b. true

2. what determined the slave status of a newborn baby in colonial times?
a. the birth certificate
b. the status of the owner
c. the slave status of the mother
d. the slave status of the father

3. what object did benjamin banneker carve from wood?
a. a birdhouse
b. a statue
c. a book
d. a clock

4. why do you think slave traders and slave owners wanted to keep slaves uneducated? answer this question in complete sentences.

5. how did benjamin banneker get most of his education? answer this question it in complete sentences too.

6. what was different about the clock benjamin banneker made?
a. it was digital.
b. it is still running today.
c. its parts were made of wood.
d. it was larger than usual.

7. what type of book did benjamin banneker create?
a. dictionary
b. constitutional law
c. encyclopedia
d. farmer's almanac

8. why did benjamin banneker scold thomas jefferson?
a. jefferson didn't like banneker's work.
b. jefferson didn't want banneker to run for congress.
c. jefferson talked about freedom and equality for all the men and still owned slaves.
d. jefferson didn't think that banneker was very smart.

questions 1,2,3,6,7 & 8 are multiple choice and questions 4 & 5 are short answer questions.