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Because people were inspired by the clock he made entirely out of wood.

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Q: Why was Benjamin Banneker ask to help design the new capitol?
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What city did Benjamin Banneker help design?

washington d.c.


Did Benjamin Banneker help design Washington DC?

No, that is a myth.


What did Benjamin Banneker survey?

to help know important parts in the states


Did Benjamin Banneker help build Washington DC?

He did but someone helped him. He didn't do it on his own.


How did Benjamin Banneker become a surveyor?

his friend asked him to help because he knows that Benjamin was smarter than him and he was a great inventor so when he asked Benjamin was delighted so he help him and they were both happy


Was Benjamin Banneker a slave?

While he was a scientist, Benjamin Banneker was not an inventor. He did help survey for the site of Washington, D.C. He was also a mathematician and an astronomer, known for his almanacs. In these almanacs, he published information about literature, medicine, tides, bees, and locust.


This person was appointed by President George Washington to help survey the land that would become Washington DC?

benjamin banneker


Was Benjamin Banneker a loyalist or patriot?

simple he was a patriot after learning all about astronmy and that he decided to help the continetal army and became a patriot.


This person was appointed by president George Washington to help survey the land that would become washingtin dc?

Benjamin Banneker ~alb


This African American was appointed by President George Washington to help survey the land that would become Washington DC Who was it?

The land on which Washinton was to be built was surveyed in 1791 by Andrew Ellicott and Benjamin Banneker. The latter, a self-taught astronomer of African descent, used astronomical readings to fix the positions of the 40 boundary stones marking the perimeter of the 10 square mile site.


What are some obstacles Benjamin Banneker faced?

The obstacles that Benjamin Banneker faced are not that he went to a Quaker school, but that he had to live deal with a farm without help because his grandparents and parents died, his three sisters were married, living away from the farm, and wouldn't go back to the farm because they had their own family and worries to take care of.


Who helped plan Washington DC?

Washington, D.C. is the official capital of the United States of America. The provision for its founding was written into the original Constitution, and its location was chosen by George Washington. It was planned by Andrew Ellicott with the help of several assistants.