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How did the public react when William Seward negotiated the purchase of Alaska in 1867?
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Many thought it was an error and had no future value for the US.
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Did William Seward sell Alaska?
No he negotiated Alaska's purchase from Russia.
Who purchased Alaska for the US?
Secretary of State William Seward negotiated the purchase.
Who bought Alaska?
Actually Alaska was bought by the United States of America...WOW GENIUSES-----yes but Seward William H. Seward was the one
Who negotiated Alaska from Russia?
Secretary of State William H. Seward in 1867.
Who was the man that convinced Congress to purchase Alaska?
William Seward urged Congress to purchase Alaska.
Who negotiated the purchase of Alaska from Russia?
William Seward negotiated the purchase of Alaska from Russia.
Who is Seward's Folly?
Secretary of State William Seward who negotiated the purchase of Alaska from Russia.
Did William Seward sell Alaska?
No he negotiated Alaska's purchase from Russia.
Who in the US purchased Alaska?
Secretary of State William Seward negotiated the purchase.
Who negotiated the purchase of Alaska and the pacific islands of midway?
William H. Seward...
Who purchased Alaska for the US?
Secretary of State William Seward negotiated the purchase.
What did Newspapers call Alaska?
Newspapers referred to Alaska as "Seward's Folly" or "Seward's Icebox" after U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward who negotiated the purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867.
Who bought Alaska?
Actually Alaska was bought by the United States of America...WOW GENIUSES-----yes but Seward William H. Seward was the one
Who negotiated to gain Alaska?
Secretary of State William Seward.
Which state was considered a mistake to buy?
When U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward negotiated the purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867, many referred to the purchase as "Seward's folly".(Today, Seward's Day is observed on the last Monday of March as a state holiday in Alaska.)
Why did newspapers call Alaska Seward's Folly and Johnson's Icebox?
William Seward was the Secretary of States that negotiated the Alaska purchase treaty. Those who called it Seward's folly or Seward's icebox thought Alaska was a bad investment of tax-payers' money.
Who negotiated Alaska from Russia?
Secretary of State William H. Seward in 1867.
