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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The Senate because each state has only two senators no matter the size of the state.
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Inability to clearly demonstrate small cystic structures
Explanation:
Hello! It is necessary for the study of skin to use a linear, high frequency and broadband transducers. If it is linear serves to avoid the geometric deformation of the surface planes and improve the proximal resolution, otherwise it will not be seen good results.
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Reverse causality
Explanation:
In trying to explain reverse causality, let us use the example of A and B. We know that A and B are associated, but we think that A is causing a change in B, when in fact B is the one causing a change in A. This is called reverse causality. In the question, Zayvon thinks that as people make more friends, their GPAs increase, when in real sense it is that as people GPA increases, she gains status and attracts more friends.
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Parole board
Explanation:
The parole board is an administrative board that sees if an offender or prisoner should be freed from prison on parole after they have served part of their sentence. The board carries out a risk assessment on the prisoner to see if it is safe for them to be integrated back into the society or if they would pose a threat.
