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Answer:
Your answer would be B). He was the first black man to be named a cabinet secretary.
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The statement "He was the first black man to be named a cabinet secretary" is not an accurate description of Benjamin Banneker.
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Explanation:
The reason why B). He was the first black man to be named a cabinet secretary is the correct answer is because Benjamin Banneker was NOT the first black man to be named as a cabinet secretary, the first black man to be named as a cabinet secretary was Robert C. Weaver. Benjamin Banneker barely had any education, so most of the things he knew, he had to learn it himself. He was a self taught individual that learned many things on his own.
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Why the other answer choices are incorrect:
Answer choice A). He taught himself astronomy, mathematics, and surveying is INCORRECT because this is one of the statements that describes him. Benjamin Banneker had to teach himself things like astronomy, mathematics, and surveying, due to the fact that he had little knowledge of education.
Answer choice C). His father had been born a slave who was later freed is INCORRECT because his dad was a former slave. His father was a slave before Benjamin was born, but later became free from slavery. His mother was a free woman.
Answer choice D). He used his knowledge of astronomy to survey the nation's capital is INCORRECT because this is one of the things Benjamin Banneker did with his self taught knowledge, he used the knowledge that he learned himself to help out the nation's capital; he used his astronomy knowledge to do so. He made a lot of predictions from astronomical patterns he noticed.
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-Julie
