The United States bought the Virgin Islands from Denmark for $25 million on January 17, 1917.
The correct answer is <span>Although Union troops greatly outnumbered Confederate troops, it took months for the North to achieve victory.
The Union had more than a double the amount of army that the Confederacy had and they still couldn't enter Petersburg easily with the siege lasting for over 9 months. It wasn't a classic siege but rather a form of trench warfare where they couldn't move towards Petersburg even though they greatly outnumbered the confederate forces.</span>
Answer:
Explanation:
In 1789 the congress was created with three departments,
- Foreign Affairs (later renamed State)
- Treasury
- War
The Domestic matters were for other congress's departments, for example, the Department of the Interior.
For the United States, it was so important to divide external and internal problems, and the war always has been a critical point for external relationships.
