George Washington Carver

Birth

Jan 1, 1864

George Washington Carver was born some point in 1864 on the Carver farm in Diamond Grove, Missouri.

Slavery Abolished

Jan 1, 1865

Slavery was abolished in 1865, and the Carver's legally adopted George and gave him their last name.

Transfered from Simpson from Iowa State

Jan 1, 1891

George transferes from Simpson to Iowa State to study the sciences.

Received a Bachelor's Degree

Jan 1, 1894

He received a Bachelor's Degree in Agricultural Science.

Received a Masters Degree

Jan 1, 1896

Geroge receives his Masters of Science Degree.

Booker T. Washington

Jan 1, 1898

Booker T. Washington persuades George to work with him at Washington Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. He did some expirements and soon mafe the suggestion that beans, peanuts, and sweet potatoes would be a good replacement for cotton.

Revealed Expirements

Jan 1, 1914

He revealed his expirements, and increasing Southern Farmers used them for income.

Elected

Jan 1, 1916

George was elected to Britians Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufacturers, and Commerce.

Farmer's Bill

Jan 1, 1921

Congress ways and means comittee asked him to help decide whether to pass a Farmer's supported Bill that would impose tariffs on peanuts.

Spingarns Medal

Jan 1, 1923

Received the Spingarns Medal.

Soy Beans

Jan 1, 1927

George invents a process for producing stains and paints from soy beans.

Awards

Jan 1, 1939

George receives amedal for saving Southern Agriculture.

Donations

Jan 1, 1940

George donates his life savings to establish the George Washington Carver Foundation.

Death

Jan 5, 1943

Geroge Washington Carver dies of Anemia after Presdient Roosevelt honors him by dedicating a national monument to him. It was the first monument for an African American.

Picture Citation

Dec 8, 2011

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Picture Citation

Dec 8, 2011

Pic 8-http://www.creationtips.com/carver.html Pic 9-http://www.sagessite.com/peanuts.htm Pic 10-http://www.aaregistry.org/historic_events/view/award-excellence-spingarn-medal Pic 11-http://www.echostudiochicago.com/learn/george-washington-carver Pic 12-http://128.192.145.172/dan29.html Pic 13-http://flaglerschools.com/content/gw-carver-foundation Pic 14-http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/family/george-washington-carver-national-monument.htm Title Pic-http://www.educationalsynthesis.org/famamer

Document Citation

Dec 9, 2011

American History -George Washington Carver
"George Washington Carver." American History. ABC-CLIO, 2011. Web. 29 Nov. 2011. Encyclopaedia Britannice- George Washington Carver
"Carver, George Washington ." Encyclopeaedia Britannica Online School Edition. Encyclopaedia Britannice, Inc., 2011. Web. 29 Nov. 2011. http://school.eb.com/eb/article-9020575.