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Who was the Secretary of state who arranged an initially unpopular but valuable land deal in 1867?
William Seward
Secretary of state who arranged an intially unpopular but valuable land deal in 1867?
William Seward
Secretary of state who arranged an initially unpopular but valuable land deal in 1867?
William Seward
Who purchased Alaska from Russia for 7.2 milliion dollars?
The United States of America purchased Alaska from the Russian Empire on March 30th, 1867. The land was sold for approximately 2 cents per acre. The purchase was negotiated and carried out by William Seward, the U.S. Secretary of State (first under Lincoln, then under Andrew Johnson). Critics of the move ridiculed it as "Seward's Folly" and "Seward's Icebox".
How did the US gain possession of Alaska?
The Alaska purchase from Russia by the United States occurred in 1867 at the behest of Secretary of State William Seward. (see seward's folly) also see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_purchase
Should Alaska belong to Russia?
There were no "Buyers Remorse Laws" in 1867. The US gave them a check and they cashed it. The sale had been made.Alaska was purchased from Russia in 1867 at the behest of Secretary of State William H Seward. Russia feared losing Alaska in future conflicts and decided it would be best to gain some monetary value from the land.
What land was purchased by Russia in 1867?
alaska
What was the land purchased from the Russians in 1867?
Alaska
Seward's folly was the name given to what?
Alaska. This was the state's title before it was discovered to be plush with oil reserves. Seward purchased what most people considered to be worthless land in 1867 from the Russian Empire mostly in order to remove a strong foreign power from North America.
''seward's folly was the name given to the?
the major land purchase that was made in 1867 when the U.S bought Alaska from Alaska
What large piece of land was purchased by the US in 1867?
Alaska
When was Alaska annexed to the US?
Russia first thought that Alaska, their territory was useless, so they sold Alaska to America. At first they did not think about buying it, but Russia decreases the price until it was very very cheap.
