Based on the information given about Banneker, what do you find most impressive or interesting about him?

In paragraph one, to whom does Banneker suggest the Patriots owe their victory in The Revolution?     What word(s) led you to this answer?

Banneker quotes Jefferson's own words about human beings' "unalienable rights" in the second paragraph. What effect is he trying to create by using Jefferson's own words about freedom in a letter to Jefferson about slavery?

How does the tone (Banneker's attitude) shift in paragraph two? What words show that the tone has shifted. (Hint: Look for words that have strong emotions connected to them).

Knowing that Thomas Jefferson owned many slaves, how could this line be interpreted as sarcasm? "I suppose that your knowledge of the situation of my [brothers and sisters], is too extensive to need a recital here . . ."

State the main idea or purpose of Banneker's 1791 letter to Thomas Jefferson.