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The press and many US citizens ridiculed the purchase of Alaska by Secretary of State William Seward. The purchase in 1867 amounted to the US paying Russia $7,200,000. Few people understood why the territory known as Russian America was purchased. It was tagged with the name of "Seward's Folly".

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How did the public react when William Seward negotiated the purchase of Alaska in 1867?

Many thought it was an error and had no future value for the US.


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there were rumors of extensive oil deposits in the territory.


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Because most Americans considered it to have been a waste of money.


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What is alaska's total public school enrollment?

200,035,000,54


When was William Dunbar Public School created?

William Dunbar Public School was created in 1987.


When was William Berczy Public School created?

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What is the motto of William Dunbar Public School?

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