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master's degree in horticulture in 1896. In the same year, he was invited to head the
newly formed department of agriculture at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, where he
spent the rest of his life. At Tuskegee he slowly built up a laboratory and researched
ways to rebuild the exhausted land around the Institute. Carver found that soil which
had apparently been ruined by over-cultivation of cotton and tobacco could be restored
and that growing peanuts and sweet potatoes also improved the soil. In order to
popularize these crops, he developed over 300 by-products, including cereals, oils,
dyes, soaps, and new foods. At the same time, he conducted his remarkable school on
wheels, a traveling classroom from which he taught Alabama farmers the basics of soil
enrichment. When he died on June 5, 1943, he was one of America's most honored
scientists, having brought prosperity to large areas of the impoverished South.
9 Which of the following is an accurate statement about Carver's childhood?
(A) He was adopted by a man named Carver.
(B) His parents died when he was still very young.
He was born into a rich farming family in Missouri.
D) Despite his youth, he fought to free slaves in the Civil War.
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One of the greatest and most amazing success stories of America is that of George
Washington Carver. Carver was born a slave on a Missouri farm in July 1861 and
was orphaned as an infant. Although he was freed at the end of the Civil War, Carver
spent his early years in the household of his former owner, whose name he adopted.
He began his education in a one-room school for black children located 14.5 km from
his home. When he was ten, he moved to Kansas and worked his way through high
school. In 1889, he enrolled in Simpson College in Iowa and earned the $12 yearly
tuition by working as a cook. Despite his ambition to be an artist, he earned his