chapter five

1. How old was the Declaration of Independence in 1790? (1 mark)
Declaration of Independance was 14 years old in 1790.

2. Who is the president of the United States in 1790? (1mark)
President George Washington was the president of the united States.

3. How did the surveyor plot the land that they would eventually build the new city? (2 marks)
The surveyor had to lay out the straight lines for the 10 -spuare-mile city.He had to plot a perfect lines running north and south using the stars, his instruments, his astronomical clock, and his calculations.

4. What job did Benjamin Banneker get during this time? What was his title and who was he working for? (2 marks)
Benjamin Banneker job was the surveyor's chief assistant. He title was surveyor chief assistant, he was working for President Washington and Thomas Jefferson.

5. How old is Benjamin in 1791? (1 mark)
Benjamin was 60 years old.

6. How does Benjamin feel when he reads his name in the news paper on March 12th? (1 mark)
His name was spelled wrong again, but Benjamin carefully and proudly folded his copy of the new papper and laid it aside with his notes. he was very happy to see his name in the new papper that day.