Back in 1867 people thought Alaska was a waste of money because they thought it has no resources, but after the discovery of gold and oil, people today are happy to except Alaska as a state.
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It was 7.2 million dollars or about 111 million in 2010 dollars.
Yes it would be about 111 million in 2010 dollars.
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.
No. The United States bought Alaska from Russia in 1867.
The U.S. Senate approved the purchase of Alaska from the Russian Empire on March 30, 1867, for $7.2 million or about $111 million in 2010 dollars.
Was often called Seward's Folly or Johnson's Icebox.Was in 1867 from Russia for 7.2 million dollars.
The United States purchased Alaska from Russia in 1867. The cost of the purchase was 7.2 million US dollars. The purchase was known as "Seward's Folly."
The purchase price for Alaska was 7.2 million dollars, or about 2 cents per acre.
Alaska was purchased from Russia by the US in 1867 for 7.2 million dollars. It was originally offered to the United States in 1859, but the purchase was delayed by the US Civil War. The territory of Alaska became a US state in 1959.
The purchase price was US$7,200,000.00.The U.S. Senate approved the purchase of Alaska from the Russian Empire on March 30, 1867, for $7.2 million at about two cents per acre ($4.74/km2).
It was 7.2 million dollars.
America expanded it's territory by 360 million acres with the purchase of Alaska.