George Washington Carver

Why was George raised by Moses and Susan Carver?

• because they paid for his college education

• because his mom was stolen when he was a baby

• he didn't want to live with his mom

• because he wanted to help them be farmers

What did George do when he was 10 years old?

• he went to live with his mom

• he ran away from his mom's house

• he got a job as a farmer

• he left home to find a town that would allow black children to attend school

Who wanted Mr. Carver to work in his laboratory after he graduated from college?

• Thomas Edison

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

• the president of the United States

How did Mr. Carver help southern farmers?

• by helping them harvest their crops

• by helping them grow peanuts and sweet potatoes

• by becoming their boss

• he didn't help them

What did George do for Tuskegee Normal School?

• he started a school for black children

• he didn't help the school

• he started an agricultural department

• he invented a lightbulb

How did Mr. Carver earn the nickname "The Wizard of Tuskegee?"

• he invented hundreds of ways to use peanuts and sweat potatoes

• he knew magic spells

• he went back to live in his hometown

• he went to college

When was George Washington Carver born?

• 1850

• 1820

• 1999

• 1864

When did Mr. Carver begin college?

• 1943

• 1800

• 1890

• 1980

Who raised George Washington Carver when he was a baby?

• his college professor

• his mom

• his brother

• Moses Carver and his wife Susan

When did Mr. Carver first study in college?

• math

• art

• Spanish

• science