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I 1 I ' - Read t h e a r t i c l e "Benjamin Banneker" a n d t h e n a n s w e r N u m b e r s I t h r o u g h 4 o n a s e p a r a t e piece of paper. Benjamin Banneker Benjamin Banneker was an extremely important scientist of the eighteenth century. Banneker was born in 1731 to a free black tobacco farmer. While his father worked hard o n the farm, his English grandmother, Molly Welsh, taught Benjamin to read and write. Benjamin was highly intelligent and loved learning. He eventually relied upon himself to further his education beyond what his grandmother could teach him. Henjamin grew up working hard o n his father's tobacco farm and continued to develop his extraordinary mind. He bought a violin and a flute and taught himself to play both instruments. When h e was twenty-one years old, he decided to build a clock. A clock was a rare thing in colonial America, and Benjamin had never seen the inside workings. He managed to borrow a pocket watch and made drawings of the gears in its interior. He reproduced the workings, making large cogs of wood and adding a hell. The finished clock kept accurate time and chimed on the hour for the rest of Benjamin's life. He continued to live the quiet life of a tobacco farmer until he was about forty years old, never traveling more than a few miles from his home. However, the arrival of a new neighbor and a simple act of sharing changed the course of Banneker's life. 'I'he new neighbor was George Ellicott, the son of a n Englishman who built a mill near Banneker's farm. By the time Ellicott was eighteen, he was very successful as a land surveyor. Land surveyors evaluate and measure land before anyone builds o n it. Ellicott was responsible for the construction of 1 ' 1, 608 U n ~ 24 t Tak~ngTests a road from his father's mill to the nearest town. Banneker carefully observed the process of road building and became acquainted with his young neighbor. 'The two men shared an interest in science and soon became friends. Ellicott lent Ranneker surveying tools, drafting instruments, and a telescope, as well as books on astronomy and an astronomical almanac. Bannekcr devoured his friend's astronomy books and taught hiniself to use the telescope. I le also learned to use the surveying and drafting equipment loaned to him by his young neighbor. When George Washington appointed a commission to supervise the surveying of land for the nation's capital, the commission asked Ellicott to be one of the surveyors, but he was unable to accept the job. tie suggested that his friend Hanneker would be an excellent choice, and Banneker was chosen to be part of the team that outlined the boundaries of Washington, D.C. Eventually, the friendship between Ellicott and Ranneker helped influence the movement for the freedom of enslaved African Americans in early America. Abolitionists I~elievedthat all Americans deserved freedom and the right to develop their talents. They supported their ideas by pointing to the remarkable achieveliients of Benjamin Hanneker, the United States' first African American scientist. According t o the passage, Benjamin Banneker built a clock using A. drawings that he made himself. B. parts from an old clock. C. a friend's plans for making a pocket watch. D. information in an astronomy book. @ How were Banneker and George Ellicott similar? F. They both made clocks. G . l'hey both shared a love of science. H. 'I'hey both grew up on tobacco farms. I. 0 They both supervised the surveying of land for Washington, D.C. Read this quotation. However, t h e arrival of a n e w neighbor a n d a simple act of sharing c h a n g e d t h e course of enj jam in's life. What are some ways Ellicott changed Sanneker's life? Use details and information from the article t o e x ~ l a i nvour answer. @ What is the REST evidence that Ellicott was a good friend to Banncker? A. He lent him his astronomy books and drafting tools. B. He moved in next door to Ranneker. C. He recommended Banneker for a n important job. D. He shared Ranneker's interest in science.