George Washington Carver By Goober_McKraken Mar 14, 1794 Technological - The Cotten Gin is Invented The Cotten Gin increased the amount of cotten grown in the world, which would lead to the worn out land Carver set out to fix. Jan 1, 1863 Cultural- Emancipation Proclomation The Emancipation Proclomation allowed George to study as a free man, and persue all he wanted in life