USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

THOMAS JEFFERSON

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
George Washington Carver showed ____ and ____ during his life.
A
strength and power
B
perseverance and commitment
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Perseverance Requires Ownership Throughout his education, both while living with his former master’s family and while pursuing his college degrees, Carver supported himself and paid for his own education by cooking, cleaning, and doing laundry for various families.

Detailed explanation-2: -George Washington Carver believed he had a God-given mission to use his training as an agricultural chemist to help improve the lot of poor Black and white Southern farmers.

Detailed explanation-3: -But Carver’s biggest success came from peanuts. In all, he developed more than 300 food, industrial and commercial products from peanuts, including milk, Worcestershire sauce, punches, cooking oils, salad oil, paper, cosmetics, soaps and wood stains.

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