George Washington Carver & Thomas Edison Review

Carver began his life as:

• A farmer

• A slave

• The son of a peanut farmer

• The son of a college professor

Botany is

• The study of plants

• The study of cotton

• The study of soybeans

• The study of peanuts

Carver is most known for which farming practice?

• Crop Rotation

• Erosion Management

• Mobile Classrooms

• Using farm produce waste to create useful products

When slavery was abolished at the end of the Civil War, Carver:

• Attended Missouri Agriculture College

• Began research crop rotations

• Was raised by his previous master for a short term

• Began studying botany

Carver was the only ________ student attending Iowa State Agriculture College

• Agriculture

• Black

• Peanut farmer

• Botanist

Which inventions did Carver develop from crops?

• Makeup

• Ink

• Soap

• All fo the above

What was the main purpose of Carver's crop cycle?

• To increase crop production

• To keep crops and fields healthy

• To make fields insect-resistant

• To keep erosion under control

Which two crops did Carver suggest planting in between cotton crops?

• Peanuts and corn

• Peanuts and okra

• Peanuts and soybeans

• Different types of cotton

Which sentence best supports the following claim: George Washington Carver contributed more than just inventions to American life.

• "George was raised by his slave masters after slavery was abolished."

• "He eventually created a mobile classroom."

• "He invented hundreds of products."

• "He also influenced the way farmers planted their crops."

Carver was a professor at the Tuskegee Institute

• True

• False