No he negotiated Alaska's purchase from Russia.
Secretary of State William Seward who negotiated the purchase of Alaska from Russia.
Eduard de Stoeckl represented Russia and William Seward negotiated for the US. The purchase was made in 1867 from Russia for $7.2 million dollars.
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.
Purchase Alaska from Russia (apex)
Secretary of State William H. Seward in 1867.
The United States acquired Alaska from Russia on March 30, 1867, in a transaction known as the Alaska Purchase. The purchase was negotiated by Secretary of State William H. Seward for $7.2 million. Alaska was officially admitted as the 49th state of the United States on January 3, 1959.
they bought alaska from russia
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.)
Secretary of State William Seward negotiated the purchase.
Secretary of State William Seward negotiated the purchase.
William H. Seward...