Unit 3, Lesson 2- Benjamin Banneker

It as part of his job on the farm.

It was important to keep track of the number of rows in a field.

It made his lonely work more fun.

It was practice for what he was learning at school.W

Andrew Ellicott asked Banneker to help him survey the land.

Banneker quit school after only four years.

George Washington deserved to be the first president.

George Ellicott owned a telescope.

writer

teacher

surveyor

farmer

was still working on the farm.

was not a very old man.

was building a new clock.

was still asking questions.

his teacher in a one room schoolhouse

his grandmother Molly

his great grandfather

the plantation owner

handle

tip

check

tax

job

secret

memory

ability

settlements.

large, wooden ships.

plantations.

farmers' markets.

American history.

government.

growing crops.

the universe.

an area far away from any large city.

a place near the shore.

where the government is located.

a forested area.