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George Washington Carver
By Jaeden Toy
George Washington Carver did many good
things for the agricultural
community. He is commonly known as "The Peanut Man."
Where
GWC was born in Diamond Grove, MO. He studied at Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa. He later transferred transferred to Iowa State Agricultural College.
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Simpson College Diamond Grove, MO
Born
Born into slavery with many brothers and sisters, he was the child of Mary and Giles in 1864, in Diamond Grove, MO. factmonster.com
FamilyGeorge Washington Carver had many brothers and sisters. He was the child of Mary and Giles (Slaves had no last names.) They were owned by Moses Carver.
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Childhood
George Washington Carver was the child of Mary and Giles. Mary,one of George's sisters, and George Washington Carver were kidnapped by raiders from Arkansas. An agent of Moses Carver tracked down
George and brought him back to Missouri. Once slavery ended in 1865, Moses and Susan Carver decided to take care of George and his brother James. biography.com
Education
He studied at Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa. He transferred to Iowa State Agriculture College to pursue a botanist career. biography.com
Events
George Washington Carver found a way to preserve the nutrients in soil, CROP ROTATION. One year, you would plant 1 crop, you would have another crop another year, and so on and so on.
He also made peanuts more profitable for farmers by finding over 100 uses for them! invent.org
Timeline
Born in 1864, Diamond
Grove, MO
Slavery was abolished in MO in
1865
GWC was contacted by Booker T. Washington in
Tuskegee, Alabama to teach at an all black college in 1896
GWC died January 5,
1943
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Impact on society
He was a huge help for the agricultural community. He made peanuts more profitable by finding over 100 uses for peanuts! He also thought of the idea of
crop rotation! It doesn't use up the soil nutrients so fast! invent.org
Influence
He influenced our society by helping the farming community immensely! His inventions got farmers to use peanuts as a crop so the bug who ate cotton
didn't bother them!
What can you do?
I can invent something no one has ever seen before and help others!
Bibliography pagebiography.com
invent.org ducksters.org
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