George Washington Carver

True or False?

George's mother was a free woman.

• True, she was free.

• False, she was an enslaved person.

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Where was George Washington Carver born?

• Missouri

• New York

• California

• Texas

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George Washington Carver invented more than three hundred ways to use ____.

• Peanuts

• Cotton

• Peas

• Dead leaves

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Why did some US Congress lawmakers not want Carver to speak?

• He was too young.

• He was not American.

• He was black.

• He was too famous.

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True or False?

Carver believed that ideas should be sold for profit.

• True, and he made millions of dollars.

• False, he thought helping people was more important.

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Why didn't George attend the school nearby when he was twelve years old?

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What were some big problems for Black people after the Civil War, and how did Carver deal with these problems?

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