Check for understanding- George Washington Carver

George's uncle taught him how to read and write.

After he graduated from college, George opened a laundry

business.

George Washington Carver taught at the Tuskegee Institute.

George Washington Carver was the first African-­American to enroll at Simpson College.

George Washington Carver found it difficult to find a college that would accept him.

George Washington Carver taught poor farmers how to rotate their crops.

George conducted experiments on peanuts at Iowa State

University.

George Washington Carver was never really famous during his lifetime.

The first national monument for an African-­American honored George Washington Carver.

George Washington Carver experimented with peanuts.