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