George washington Carver

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  1. 3. George’s mother was a slave, so that meant George was born a __
  2. 4. When Carver was born, our country was in the middle of the __ War.
  3. 6. One of our U.S. presidents, Jimmy ___ was a peanut farmer.
  4. 11. A woman Carver called Aunt __ took him in so he could go to school.
  5. 12. As a boy George showed a genius for __ plants.
  6. 13. Carver wanted to use the science of __ to better the lot of farmers.
  7. 14. __ College awarded Carver an honorary doctor of science degree.
  8. 16. Carver studied ___, but switched to agriculture because it was more practical.
  9. 17. As a painter, Carver’s favorite subject matter was ___.
  10. 18. George Washington Carver was graduated from Iowa State College of Agriculture in ___.
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  1. 1. When he was honored at Tuskegee, Carver wore a flower in the __ of his suit coat.
  2. 2. __ T. Washington founded Tuskegee Institute ford Automaker Henry ___ was a friend of George Washington Carver.
  3. 4. George Washington ___
  4. 5. Carver encouraged rotating cotton crops with peanuts, soybeans, and sweet ___.
  5. 7. ___ Institute is now a university, with over 3,000 students.
  6. 8. George Washington Carver is not the inventor of ___.
  7. 9. Many __ and a museum are named for George Washington Carver.
  8. 10. Cotton was __ in the South, but it made the soil poor for farming.
  9. 15. George Washington Carver invented 300 products made from __
  10. 17. Automaker Henry __ was a friend of George Washington Carver.