Technological Innovations of the Age of Exploration. During the Age of Exploration many tools were needed to help it flourish. These tools were helpful mainly because they helped explorers travel across seas. The explorers were able to make their discoveries mainly because of these technological innovations.
Seward was dedicated to expanding America's territorial holdings and made a series of abortive attempts to purchase land in the Pacific and the Caribbean. Seward's only major success in this respect came in 1867, when he negotiated the purchase of Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million in gold
The Great Depression caused serious inflation, so the answer is "Prices". Hope that helps!