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