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What did William seward do in 1867 that was called seward's folly?
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What was the purchase of Alaska for 7200000 dollars called by Americans?
Alaska Purchase is the correct name, but to Seward's opponents in was called Seward's Folly.
Sewards folly is the name given to the?
Seward's enemies referred to his purchase of the Alaska from the Russian empire as "Seward's Folly."
What was the Sewards Icebox?
Seward's Icebox was a nickname given to Alaska after Secretary of State William Henry Seward bought it from Russia. The purchase was also nicknamed "Seward's Folly".
According to scholars todaywilliam seward's purchase of which territory is a key milestone on America's road to power?
Alaska. Called Sewards Folly
What was Alaska's nickname when it was purchased?
Some called it Seward's Folly and others called it Johnson's icebox thinking that it was useless and would never be worth anything.
What is the nickname given to the purchace of Alaska by Secretary of State William Seward?
It was called Seward's Folly and Johnson's Icebox.
Which American state was originally called Seward's Folly?
Alaska was called Seward's Folly.
What was Seward's Icebox?
Seward's Icebox was Alaska when William Seward purchased it for the United States. Seward's Folly was the actual event of him purchasing it.
What was Sewards folley?
Seward's Folly refers to the purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867 by Secretary of State William H. Seward. The purchase was criticized because it was thougth foolish to spend so much money (about 7.2 million dollars) on such a remote region.
How and when did the U.S. acquire Alaska and what is its nickname today?
In 1867 Secratory of state, William, H Seward agreed to purchase Alaska from Russia for 7.2 million. People thought he was crazy and called the land Sewards folly or sewards ice box, until gold was discovered..
Who is the man responsible for the purchase of Alaska?
He was William Seward from New York. Lincoln made him Secretary of State and he continued in the office under President Andrew Johnson. Skeptics referred to Alaska as Seward's folly and Seward's icebox.
What was referred to as Sewards Folly?
Sewards Folly was bought from Russia in the 1940s and is now the great big state of Alaska.
