KIDS QUIZ
FAMOUS INVENTORS AND INVENTIONS
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He taught them to grow such crops as peanuts, pecans, and sweet potatoes.
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He freed many African American people from slavery.
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He opened an institute for African American children in the 1900s.
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He helped pass laws after the Civil War.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Carver established an agriculture extension in Alabama and founded an industrial research lab where he worked tirelessly on the development of hundreds of applications for new plants. Carver discovered more than 300 uses for peanuts and hundreds more uses for soybeans, pecans and sweet potatoes.
Detailed explanation-2: -Contrary to popular belief, George Washington Carver did not invent peanut butter. He was one of the greatest inventors in American history, discovering over 300 hundred uses for peanuts including chili sauce, shampoo, shaving cream and glue.
Detailed explanation-3: -Carver solved this problem by inventing many different uses for these crops. He turned sweet potatoes, for example, into flour, vinegar and even writing ink, dyes and paint. It was with peanuts, however, that George found his greatest success.