Benjamin Banneker

Birth date and Birthplace

Birth date & Birthplace

• Banneker was born November 9, 1731.
• Banneker was born in Baltimore County, Maryland.

Accomplishments
and
Benefits to the World

Banneker's Accomplishments (A) & Benefits (B)

• A: Banneker wrote the Almanac. B: It assisted farmers with weather forecasts & harvesting dates.
• A: Banneker was a Mathematician and Astronomer. B: He calculated & predicted the solar eclipse.

Banneker's Accomplishments (A) & Benefits (B)

• A: Banneker was an Architect & Surveyor. B: Based on astronomy he created blueprints for Washington, D.C. to include the U.S. Capitol, U.S. Treasury, and the White House, parks, and.
• A: Banneker invented wood clock. B: Provided time for the New World, clock kept time over 40 years.

Banneker's Accomplishments (A) & Benefits (B)

• A: He was a Civil Rights Activist. B: He was a supporter of African-American and Native American people.

Early Life

Banneker's Early Life

• He grew up with 3 sisters on a tobacco farm in Maryland.
• He was taught by his grandmother to read and write.
• He attended Quaker School.
• He made and solved math puzzles.
• During the Revolutionary War he used wheat to save the U.S. troops from starving.

Education

Banneker's Education

• He was taught to read by his grandmother using the bible.
• He attended Quaker School until the 8th grade, but continued to self educate himself.
• He was self taught in astronomy and mathmatics.

Banneker's Occupatoins

• He worked as a farmer on his family farm.
• He was an author who wrote an almanac.
• He was an astronomer and mathmetician who predicted the solar eclipse.
• He was an Engineer, City Planner, and Surveyor.

Death

Date& Location of death

• Banneker died on October 9, 1806.
• Banneker died in Baltimore County, Maryland.

Why did I choose Benjamin Banneker?

I chose Benjamin Banneker after reading about him in a Social Studies article. After learning about how he was responsible for the U.S. Capitol, I was interested in learning more about his life and other thing that he had done. This is why I chose him for my biography project.

Inspiration

How I was inspired by Banneker?

Banneker was self educated in a lot of things. This inspired me by making me realize that I may not get all I need to know at school. I might need to find other ways to gain more knowledge. He also inspired me to want to create something to leave behind so that in 200 years from now people will know who Chloe Harrington was.