Benjamin's Past
The Number of sisters Benjamin grew up with.
What is three?
To challenge Jefferson's racial ideology
What is one purpose of Benjamins letter?
“Put your souls in their souls stead”
What is an allusion to the Bible?
This event took place in Maryland on November 9th 1731.
What is Benjamin Banneker's birth.
little to no effect, despite grabbing his attention
How effective was Benjamins letter in changing Thomas Jeffersons opinion?
"Me to recall to your mind that time in which the arms of tyranny of the British Crown were exerted with every powerful effect in order to reduce you to a Taste of Servitude"
What is the use of logos?
A device Benjamin built on his own when he was 22.
What is a clock?
To ask for Jefferson's assistance in ending the institution of slavery in America.
What is one purpose of Benjamins letter?
"We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal, and that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that amount these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
What is the use of Irony?