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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It may cause other land that has been broken off to settle on another piece slowly building up
Characterizing ideological reasoning as deductive means that the conclusions of ideological arguments are presented as certain
Ideological reasoning refers to the way that individuals think and their beliefs which influences the way that they view the world.
Ideological reasoning is also referred to as top down thinking. From the options given, the correct answer will be characterizing ideological reasoning as deductive means that the conclusions of ideological arguments are presented as certain.
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Because the northern portion is mostly desert, that is why
