G.W.+Carver

=George Washington Carver= =by Whitney and Irena=

=Important Dates:= =He was born a slave on a farm in Missouri about 1864 near the end of the Civil War.= =The farm was owned by the Carvers. Slave traders stole George's mother when he was little and the owners of the farm raised him. He loved learning about plants. He went to a small black college in Iowa. He studied science and farming. He became a scientist and a teacher in 1896.= =He helped farmers grow better crops. He thought peanuts were wonderful crops and he discovered over 300 uses for peanuts. Everyone wanted to buy peanuts. G.W.Carver became famous by telling what he could do with peanuts and potatoes. He was 56 when he became famous. He died because of sickness on January,5 1943. He was 78 years when he died.=