Why did journalists call the Alaska purchase of 1867 “Seward’s Folly”?

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alexgriva [62]3 years ago

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Hi their, if your question is multiple choice your answer is:

C. They wondered why the United States would want a vast tundra of snow and ice far from the continental borders.

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Naily [24]3 years ago

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The imagined Alaska basically as a whole lot of land that is good for nothing. Although he got a good price in comparison, Alaska is huge and cost a lot of money. Just imagine what you think of the Arctic, then having the US pay one trillion dollars for it. Not great.

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