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Henry Morton Stanley

854302_1 — 2025-04-22 14:51:38 UTC

Henry Morton Stanley was a famed explorer born in 1841 in Wales. Through the late 1800's, he explored and mapped for many people and places including the Nile and many other parts of Africa. One of his most well-known and controversial trips was that of the Congo river basin with King Leopold of Belgium.

Evidence I

854302_1 — 2025-04-22 14:55:17 UTC

Stated the Article Henry Morton Stanley, paragraph II, "The historical record shows that you knew from the beginning that what you were doing was wrong."

Evidence II

854302_1 — 2025-04-22 14:58:03 UTC

According to the Henry Morton Stanley Article paragraph III accusing Stanley, "your journals and letters show that what you cared about most was glory and fame."

Evidence III

854302_1 — 2025-04-22 14:59:25 UTC

In the Henry Morton Stanley article paragraph V, it states, "You were the one who negotiated the treaties with the Congolese. You are the one who made the maps for the traders who stole the resources."

Reasoning I

854302_1 — 2025-04-22 15:03:35 UTC

This evidence shows that Stanley is to blame because it demonstrates proof of Stanley's awareness of his actions and that they would lead to negative impact on the Congolese.

Reasoning II

854302_1 — 2025-04-22 15:03:52 UTC

This demonstrates his responsibility for the deaths as he didn't care about the people or their well being, instead he wanted money and fame. He wanted attention and carried out horrible, misleading treaties and interactions which set the stage for Leopold's massacre.

Reasoning III

854302_1 — 2025-04-22 15:04:05 UTC

The article's quote further conveys Stanley's place as the cause of the deaths as it tells us that he was the one who tricked the Congolese into the treaties. Henry Morton Stanley was a name of a philanthropic and brave explorer who 'discovered' the Congo, making maps which in reality let King Leopold and his traders invade the Congo, draining it of resources.

Argument

854302_1 — 2025-04-22 15:04:59 UTC

In Stanley's Congo exploration, he manipulated and tricked locals, took advantage of language barriers, and ultimately caused the death of ten million Congolese people along with destruction and draining of resources in the Congo. He is responsible as he took the contract from Leopold, knowing what he was doing. He accompanied and aided in the terror with his deals and maps which let the King's men invade and drain the Congo of life.