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no Benjamin Banneker was nice and put it in an unharmful way but Thomas Jefferson was mean back to him because he was an African American

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Q: What did Thomas Jefferson's letter to Benjamin Banneker say?
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In what letter and to whom did Thomas Jefferson talk about the publication of his letter in response to Benjamin Banneker in Banneker's almanac?

hi letter talked about how he did not like the almanac


What specific connection is Benjamin Banneker making between Jefferson's professed beliefs during the American revolution and the continued existence of slavery?

read: letter of Benjamin Banneker to secretary of state Thomas Jefferson


What did Banneker want Jefferson to do in his letter?

he was mad because Thomas Jefferson treated him bad because he was black so he made a not harmful letter to tell him he is not different just because he is black


How does Banneker use parallelism in his letter?

Banneker makesd use of parallelism by comparing the lifestyle of the two characters.


Who hated Benjamin Banneker?

It is not clear that anyone "hated" him, but he certainly was the victim of a society that believed black people were inherently inferior. In 1791, Banneker was a technical assistant in the calculating and surveying of the Federal District, which is now known as Washington, D.C. The "Sable Astronomer" was often pointed to as proof that African Americans (then called "Negroes") were not intellectually inferior to European Americans. Thomas Jefferson himself noted this in a letter to Banneker. Banneker died on Sunday, October 9, 1806 at the age of 74. A few small memorial traces still exist in the Ellicott City region of Maryland, where Banneker spent his entire life except for the Federal survey. It was not until the 1990s that the actual site of Banneker's home, which burned on the day of his burial, was determined. In 1980, the U.S. Postal Service issued a postage stamp in his honor.


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What did Benjamin Banneker?

he showed Jefferson how Jefferson was wrong in Jefferson's views of african americans by quoting Jefferson in a letter to Jefferson about how blacks were not inferior like Jefferson said and went against Jefferson.


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Jenny Willis Jefferson was a character on The Jeffersons. Her name begins with the letter J.


Who was Benjamin Franklin's grandparents?

Banneker's grandfather was named Banna ka. Scholars believe that he was of a royal family, likely from Senegambia or Mali. Banneker's father was an ex-slave named Robert, who took the Banna ka name which morphed into what we now know as Banneker. Banneker's grandmother was a white indentured servant name Molly Welsh from England. She had purchased Banna ka, fell in love with him, and married. This union produced a child named Mary Welsh. Mary Welsh married Robert, and this union produced the mathematical/astronomic genius Benjamin Banneker. In addition to his mathematical gifts, Banneker is noted for publishing almanacs between 1792 and 1797. He assisted in a small way to the survey of the territory that would become Washington, D.C. He is noted to have written to then Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson showing Jefferson his almanac as "proof" that blacks were intellectually equal to whites. Jefferson was more or less aloof but sent a copy of Banneker's almanac to the head of the Parisian scientific community.


How do you spell Benjamin or benjimen?

It is usually spelt "Benjamin", and with a capital letter as it is a name, or proper noun.


What is the main idea of jeffersons letter to Madison?

Thomas Jefferson's main idea in his letter to James Madison was to express his view on the necessity of having a Bill of Rights added to the United States Constitution to protect individual liberties and limit the power of the government. Jefferson stressed the importance of such a safeguard against potential government abuse.


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