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Because, after Secretary of State William Henry Seward bought Alaska in 1867, most people thought that the land was useless and that it was absurd for Seward to have spent the money to buy such a place.

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What did journalist call the Alaskan purchase?

Sewards 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 referred to as Sewards Folly?

Sewards Folly was bought from Russia in the 1940s and is now the great big state of Alaska.


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.


What is Seward's Folly acquired in 1867 from Russia?

Seward's Folly was a then popularly derisive term for the Alaskan purchase.


According to scholars todaywilliam seward's purchase of which territory is a key milestone on America's road to power?

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How did Americans respond after US bought Alaska?

There were a very large group of sceptics that believed that the purchase of Alaska was a blunder. They called it Sewards Folly and Johnson's Icebox.


How and when did the U.S. acquire Alaska and what is its nickname today?

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Why did people oppose the purchase of Alaska?

The negotiations were concluded on Mar 19, 2007, and the purchase was called Seward's Folly or Seward's Icebox. The citizens of the United States were not happy with the idea of this purchase because of the fact that it was noted to be a territory consisted of ice and a waste of money. What changed the American's views on this idea was when oil was found.


Why wasAlaskas Purhased called Sewards Folly?

The purchase of Alaska was called Seward's folly because back then Alaska was just a barren wasteland with no value in property. Only the Alaskan natives lived there. So when Seward bought the city people thought that was a dumb decision. But after a while people found oil, gold, and fur in Alaska.


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.


One reason Congress did not want to purchase Alaska was .?

It was called Sewards Folly because it was thought there were very few resources there.