Benjamin Banneker was:
a. the first black person elected to Congress when he won election in the “Revolution of 1800.”
b. the secretary of war who publicly disagreed with Washington over Indian policy.
c. an African-American slave whose capture inspired the Fugitive Slave Law
d. congressional leader of the opposition to Hamilton in the early 1790s.
e. a scientist who helped survey the new national capital.
Answer: e. a scientist who helped survey the new national capital.
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