Question

_____________________ was a New York journalist who explored the Congo River in the late 1800s.

a. David Livingstone
b. Samory Touré
c. Henry Stanley
d. Cecil Rhodes

Answer 1

The answer is Henry Stanley.

Henry Stanley was a New York journalist who explored the Congo River in the late 1800s. He is a welsh-born american journalist and explorer. He is famous for his search for David Livingstone and his part in the European colonization of Africa. Failing to to gain support from British on his plan in developing Congo, he found more success in King Leopordo II in Belgium, who was eager to tap Africa's wealth.