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What was the Acquisition of Alaska?
Seward's Folly. Newspapers denounced Alaska as a worthless "icebox."
What did Newspapers call Alaska?
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.
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.
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".
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 a nickname did American give Alaska?
seward's icebox
Seward's 7.2 million icebox folly?
Alaska
When it was first purchased Alaska had the nickname of .?
Seward's Icebox (A+)
This is what the people of the US called Sewrd's purchase of Alaska because they thought it was a mistake?
The purchase of Alaska was called "Seward's Folly," or Seward's Icebox." The purchase of Alaska was called "Seward's Folly," or Seward's Icebox."
When it was first purchased Alaska had the nickname?
When it was first purchased, Alaska had the nickname Seward's Icebox.
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 the nickname of Alaska when it was first purchased?
Seward's Folly or Johnson's icebox.
