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.
I hope this helps:)
When using the canvas grade book for differentiated assignments; the cells of students who are not part of the assignment will be grayed out and not be accessible.
<h3>Canvas grade book: what is it?</h3>
- You can edit all of the grades for a particular grade book column using the grade book tool in Canvas.
- When you enter grades for an assignment that has been turned in (or when the cutoff for an online quiz has passed), Canvas can adjust any missing submissions (things that show as dashes) to a zero.
<h3>What do you mean by assignment?</h3>
- An assignment is a task that has been given to you by a higher authority.
- The word "assignment" is just the noun form of the verb "to assign," which is used to delegate tasks or jobs to others.
- The object you assign is referred to as an assignment.
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It is Song Dynasty (宋), and the answer is (D).
Answer: Choice A
Explanation: Informational social influence
