Russia offered to sell Alaska in 1859 because they were in debt from the Crimean War. The U.S. did not initially make this purchase because of Civil War debts.
At the time of the purchase, America was still in a expansive mood. No one knew of any resources in Alaska then. Oil was not a big one for anyone. Alaska was even called "Stewart's Folly" (Stewart was a secretary of the interior) and a waste of federal money. (The dang place went for about 10 cents per square mile!)
Stewart wanted to simplify the map of North America and to block the British in Canada from further expansion as the USA and the British Empire were still not the best of friends.
Also, the Russians felt they could never have a firm hold on such a distance colony, needed some cash in a hurry because of a pending war with the Ottoman Empire and the Tzar on the throne at the time was a bit wacky.
It was strictly a move by the USA to secure the last major piece of real estate still open in North America.
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Answer:
All schools are great
if I learn in 1 school for my whole life then I will say that is best
but there are many best schools
that is like you can't judge a book by its cover
Answer:
i do think so and i dont think so at the same time
Explanation:
It's like because when you are a slave you have no freedom at all.Yor onor will tell you to do things and if you dont like it then whatever you have to do it. But i think you can be free at the same time in like freedom of speech. if your a slave you can talk to your oner and tell them about this and what tyou don't like but i think most of the time he/she is not going to listen to you and just do whatever they want with you. so in conclusion. no idont think that you can be free and a slave at the same time
The two main parts of the Christian Bible are the New Testament (describing the teachings of Jesus and his apostles) and the Old Testament (describing the teachings before Jesus: this part is shared with Judaism).
Answer:
The correct answer is "Core beliefs".
Explanation:
Core beliefs can be understood as the things that we hold to be the real absolute truths, They are found underneath our surface beliefs.
Usually we accept our core beliefs without question but individuals are not aware all the time about their own core beliefs, becauuse they don't have inmediate access to such part of the script.
In conclusion, closest to the surface of consciousness reside the superficial beliefs on how we should think, feel and act, but below that surface individuals have the more elusive part of their script, which is called our "core beliefs".
