When was George Washington Carver born?

 - the 1920s
 - the 1810s
 - the 1860s
 - the 1770s
George Washington Carver was born sometime between 1861 and 1865, during the Civil War. Historians do not know his exact birth date.
George Washington Carver was born on a farm in Missouri. He was born into slavery, but he became free at a young age. Slavery was banned in the United States a few months after the Civil War.