https://padlet.com/harrisid/vmsh4zp21p08 Schimmel, Owens, and Harris en-us 2017-02-28 19:24:51 UTC 2023-04-21 17:02:45 UTC hello@padlet.com schimmza https://padlet.com/harrisid/vmsh4zp21p08/wish/156843794 Ivory was highly sought after in Europe for items such as jewelry, furniture, and piano keys. This made the ivory trade a lucrative business. ]]> 2017-02-28 19:31:38 UTC https://padlet.com/harrisid/vmsh4zp21p08/wish/156843794 harrisid https://padlet.com/harrisid/vmsh4zp21p08/wish/156844091 Leopold's purpose for colonizing Congo was to harvest Ivory, derived from the tusks of elephants. In 1891 King Leopold issued a decree giving himself total control over the ivory and rubber trade in the Congo.]]> 2017-02-28 19:32:12 UTC https://padlet.com/harrisid/vmsh4zp21p08/wish/156844091 schimmza https://padlet.com/harrisid/vmsh4zp21p08/wish/156845983 It's formed from the sap of the Para Rubber Tree, and it's most known for it's durable and elastic nature.]]> 2017-02-28 19:37:58 UTC https://padlet.com/harrisid/vmsh4zp21p08/wish/156845983 harrisid https://padlet.com/harrisid/vmsh4zp21p08/wish/156846503 JB Dunlop invention of the rubber tire ignited the want for Rubber for even more uses in the world. Central Africa's forests were filled with rubber trees as all someone had to do was to tap on the trunk of the tree.]]> 2017-02-28 19:39:41 UTC https://padlet.com/harrisid/vmsh4zp21p08/wish/156846503 owensjo1 https://padlet.com/harrisid/vmsh4zp21p08/wish/156847453 2017-02-28 19:42:18 UTC https://padlet.com/harrisid/vmsh4zp21p08/wish/156847453 harrisid https://padlet.com/harrisid/vmsh4zp21p08/wish/156847951 Once the rubber boom began Leopold realized that ivory would not last forever so he emphasized the increase for rubber production. With his new increase in rubber production more and more things were made by this product such as shoes, garden hoses and more.]]> 2017-02-28 19:43:46 UTC https://padlet.com/harrisid/vmsh4zp21p08/wish/156847951 owensjo1 https://padlet.com/harrisid/vmsh4zp21p08/wish/156849367 Leopold Was known commonly to use the people of the Congo sort of like slaves to get different items, including rubber and ivory. 


]]> 2017-02-28 19:47:58 UTC https://padlet.com/harrisid/vmsh4zp21p08/wish/156849367 harrisid https://padlet.com/harrisid/vmsh4zp21p08/wish/156852177 2017-02-28 19:55:50 UTC https://padlet.com/harrisid/vmsh4zp21p08/wish/156852177 harrisid https://padlet.com/harrisid/vmsh4zp21p08/wish/156852628 Leopold's agents took the rubber from the Congo people and shipped it back to Europe, it was manufactured and sold in the form of shoes, hoses, industrial bands, and tires]]> 2017-02-28 19:57:03 UTC https://padlet.com/harrisid/vmsh4zp21p08/wish/156852628 harrisid https://padlet.com/harrisid/vmsh4zp21p08/wish/156853119 2017-02-28 19:58:46 UTC https://padlet.com/harrisid/vmsh4zp21p08/wish/156853119 harrisid https://padlet.com/harrisid/vmsh4zp21p08/wish/156853905 2017-02-28 20:01:31 UTC https://padlet.com/harrisid/vmsh4zp21p08/wish/156853905 harrisid https://padlet.com/harrisid/vmsh4zp21p08/wish/156854857 2017-02-28 20:04:37 UTC https://padlet.com/harrisid/vmsh4zp21p08/wish/156854857