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Why was the purchase of Alaska known as "Seward's Folly" or "Seward's Icebox" ?

Why was the purchase of Alaska known as "Seward's Folly" or "Seward's Icebox" ?

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  • ?
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago
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    Seward was the senator who pushed to get the US to purchase it. since gold hadn't been found there yet, most people just figured it was a frozen wasteland and useless spending.

  • dustman
    4 years ago

    Seward Purchase Of Alaska

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  • Erika
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    Sewards Folly

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    6 years ago

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    Why was the purchase of Alaska known as "Seward's Folly" or "Seward's Icebox" ?

    Why was the purchase of Alaska known as "Seward's Folly" or "Seward's Icebox" ?

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  • lestermount
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    At the time people did not think there was any value to a frozen wilderness.

    Most people did not know anything about the area.

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