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Alaska purchase Seward's Folly - Quiz
  • 1. When did the Alaska purchase take place?
A) 1867
B) 1776
C) 1917
D) 1803
  • 2. Who was the US Secretary of State that negotiated the Alaska purchase?
A) Andrew Johnson
B) Benjamin Franklin
C) Abraham Lincoln
D) William Seward
  • 3. Which country sold Alaska to the United States?
A) France
B) Russia
C) England
D) Canada
  • 4. What is the capital of Alaska?
A) Anchorage
B) Fairbanks
C) Sitka
D) Juneau
  • 5. Which US President officially signed the Alaska purchase treaty?
A) Benjamin Harrison
B) Andrew Johnson
C) Abraham Lincoln
D) Thomas Jefferson
  • 6. What valuable resource was discovered in Alaska after the purchase?
A) Diamonds
B) Uranium
C) Gold
D) Oil
  • 7. What was the nickname given to the Alaska purchase at the time?
A) Monroe's Blunder
B) Seward's Folly
C) Madison's Mistake
D) Jefferson's Gamble
  • 8. For how much money did the United States buy Alaska?
A) $20 million
B) $7.2 million
C) $100,000
D) $1 billion
  • 9. Which two countries had competing claims over Alaska before the purchase was made?
A) Germany and Sweden
B) France and Spain
C) Russia and Great Britain
D) China and Japan
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