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rewona [7]
4 years ago
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How did the public opinion about the purchase of Alaska in 1867 differ from the view of historians today?

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Aleks04 [339]4 years ago
8 0
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
MAXImum [283]4 years ago
8 0

Answer:

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.

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