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in this article the author contrasts the past and the present and indicates there are fewer readers now then there were in the past
Explanation:
Secretary of State William Seward's decision to purchase Alaska was controversial. Public opinion during the period was influenced by newspapers, which sneered at what they called "Seward's Folly" or "Seward's Icebox." They saw no reason to purchase the land from Russia
Explanation:
1. No one. After the war no one was hired until 1825
2. William B. Ide controls
3. Not sure sorry :(