Benjamin banneker and paul cuffe were free-born residents in colonial america. use the encyclopedia or other resource books to find out about their lives. be sure to include the accomplishments of each of these men.

Benjamin Banneker was an African American citizen. His mother was a former slave, however his father was a slave. This made Banneker's life difficult, fraught with prejudice and with few opportunities for study, economic development and quality of life. However, he was a very self-taught man and through books he borrowed he became a great intellectual, with an admirable talent for calculations and a gigantic knowledge for astronomy managing to predict a lunar eclipse, something was very difficult to predict at the time. In addition, he was a great connoisseur of literature and history.

Paul Cuffe was also an African American citizen, who had a life full of situations of racism and prejudice. He was also a very studious, talented and self-taught person and through much research he managed to become a great intellectual. Unlike Banneker, Cuffe had a great talent for finance, which allowed him to become a great businessman, becoming an influential abolitionist.

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