PEOPLE
SEWARD'S FOLLY
HISTORY
FACTS
DATES
100
Group of people who approved the purchase on April 9th
What is Senate
100
Seward's Folly was named after this person
Who is William Seward
100
Most U.S. citizens thought buying Alaska was a _________ ___ __________
What is a waste of money
100
The purchase of Alaska was also known as, other than Seward's Folly
What is "Seward's Icebox"?
100
When the offer of selling Alaska first approached the United States
What happened in 1859
200
The president in charge of the U.S. when the offer of selling Alaska was first introduced
Who is James Buchanan
200
Another name for Seward's Folly
What is Seward's Icebox
200
Russia felt this towards Britain (emotion)
What is fear?
200
Alaska is this big compared to the United States
What is one-fifth of the rest of the United States
200
When the Russian gov't was broke and weakened after the Crimean War
What happened in 1856
300
The president who signed the treaty on May 28th
Who is Andrew Jackson
300
This was a reason why people believed the purchase of Alaska was a bad idea
What is isolation?
300
The country that the U.S. bought Alaska from
What is Russia?
300
Century when the Russian gov't had established a presence in Alaska
What happened in the 18th century
300
When the U.S. gov't chose to purchase Alaska from Russia for 7.2 million dollars
What happened on March 30, 1867
400
This is the person who met in Washington with the Russian Minister to speak about the Alaskan Purchase
Who is William Seward
400
Reasons why purchasing Alaska was a bad idea
What is hard to control and defend?
400
The name of a war between Russia and Britain
What is the Crimean War?
400
The amount of money the U.S. government chose to purchase from Russia for
What is 7.2 million?
400
When William Seward and Edouard de Storckl signed the document to buy Alaska
What happened on March 30th
500
The Russian Minister
Who is Edouard de Storckl
500
This person made the case for the purchase of Alaska before the Senate
Who is William Seward?
500
State where William Seward and Edouard de Storckl met to discuss the purchase of Alaska
What happened in Washington?
500
Two reasons why the U.S. purchased Alaska.
What is Manifest Destiny and Territorial Expansion?
500
When gold was discovered by Joe Juneau
What happened in 1880?
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