henry stanley by: haley bechdel, jarett guthrie, alex tobin, and marisa swinehart 4/9/2015
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Henry StanleyBy: Haley Bechdel, Jarett Guthrie, Alex Tobin, and
Marisa Swinehart
4/9/2015
Who Was Henry Stanley?Welsh Journalist Born January 28,
1841Known for finding
David Livingstone
What has he accomplished in life?Received a gold medal from the
Royal Geographical Society(BBC)Knighted by the British crown in
1899Sat in Parliament as a Liberal
Unionist for North Lambeth from 1895-1900
First Experience in AfricaCommissioned by the New York Herald
to find and interview David LivingstoneSet out with 200 men from ZanzibarFound the explorer in Ujiji after eight
months
Second experience in AfricaReturned to Africa in 1874 to find
the source of the NileNavigated the length of the Congo
RiverSigned trade treaties on behalf of
Leopold II of Belgium with African chiefs
What was the Trade Treaty?Established a trade
route along the Congo River to transport ivory
Helped established the Congo Free State
How is he connected to the novella?The main character
was an ivory transporter along the Congo River
Henry Stanley was one of the men that established this trade route
Ivory TradeLeopold II of Belgium
wanted ivory desperatelyDidn’t have to be
processedSold it for 150 percent
profitUsed in jewelry,
carvings, and piano keys
Result of the Trade TreatiesIn the beginning Africa traded
ivory for beads and other goodsBy the end, Belgium agents were
taking ivory by forceIf the Congolese didn’t meet their
quota then their hands and feet were removed
Poaching of the ElephantsThe demand for ivory
resulted in the poaching of many elephants
The ivory needed to be extracted from the elephant’s tusks
The poachers had to kill them to cut out the tusks
How would he be received today?
Henry Stanley would not be received well today
Today it is illegal to poach animals He was one of the main men who
caused the atrocities of the trade treaties
Works CitedBBC. Henry Stanley (1841-1904). 2014. Web.
10 April 2015.Company, The Atlantic Monthly. Henry Morton
Stanley Biography. n.d. Web. 10 April 2015.Crawfurd. Stanley - Exploration and
Exploitation. n.d. Web. 10 April 2015.History, EyeWitness to. Stanley Finds
Livingstone, 1871. n.d. Web. 10 April 2015.Online, Livingstone. Henry Morton Stanley.
n.d. Web. 10 April 2015.