Answer: William Henry Seward wanted to add to the amount of land that the United States owned.
Explanation: The Purchase of Alaska which was termed as "Seward's Folly"
When U.S. Secretary William Henry Seward signed a treaty with Russia to purchase Alaska for $ 7 Million, it was critically ridiculed in the Congress. The press termed his act as "Seward's Folly" as Alaska was only one fifth of the area of the United States and seemed worthless to purchase.
But Henry William wanted to add Alaska as a part of the United States. Although the decision wasn't appreciated initially, but later proved to be worth as Alaska was rich in natural resources and contributed to the American prosperity a lot.
Pope was already heavily involved in a fight against <span>Confederate Major General </span><span>Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson. The idea of Jackson was to keep Pope busy until reinforcements arrived from Lee who knew that if he attacked it would be an easy fight. It did happen that way in the end and Lee won.</span><span />
That would be the Louisiana purchase of 1803.
Answer:
Beginning with the presidential elections of 2000, the term "blue state" has been used to describe a state in the U.S. whose citizens primarily vote for the Democratic Party.
Explanation:
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