The Purchase of Alaska by Ashly Calix Melgar https://padlet.com/160737/5c5fow102p64 William Seward en-us 2018-03-16 16:27:08 UTC 2025-10-24 07:10:24 UTC hello@padlet.com Seward, Alaska 1915 160737 https://padlet.com/160737/5c5fow102p64/wish/242908409
  • Alaska’s view before buying the land
  • (William Seward)
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  • The Alaska Purchase was made by the United States of America from Russia in 1867.
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  • The purchase of Alaska in 1867 marked the end of Russian efforts to expand trade and settlements to the Pacific coast of North America.
  • ("Purchase of Alaska")

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  • Alaska was purchase for $7.2 million.
  • The Senate approved the treaty of purchase on April 9, 1867.
  • ("Purchase of Alaska")

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  • America thought the price of the land was too high.
  • At the time, critics thought Seward was crazy and called the deal "Seward's folly." 
  • The word “folly” means the result of a foolish action, senseless behavior or enterprise. 
  • Major discoveries of gold were made there in the 1880s and 1890s.
  • Petroleum is Alaska's richest mineral resource.
  • ("Purchase of Alaska")          ("Alaska Purchase")

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  • On 1861 Gold is discovered in Alaska
  • (Alaska History)

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  • On 1903 Alaska-Canada border is settled
  • (Alaska History)

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  • Born- 1801
  • Died- 1872
  • Occupation- Secretary of State by Abraham Lincoln on March 5, 1861
  • ("Biographies of the Secretaries")

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  • Secretary of State in possession 
  • (Brandy)
    • ]]>     2018-03-16 16:42:53 UTC https://padlet.com/160737/5c5fow102p64/wish/242914550     Work Cited 160737 https://padlet.com/160737/5c5fow102p64/wish/242914875 Alaska History Timeline. www.datesandevents.org/american-timelines/02-alaska-history-timeline.htm.
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    “Biographies of the Secretaries of State: William Henry Seward (1801–1872).” Office of the Historian, history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/seward-william-henry.
    Brandy. Secretary of State William H. Seward. America’s Historyp, www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/recon/jb_recon_alaska_2.html.
    “Purchase of Alaska.” YouTube, uploaded by Mr. Jckennedy, 18 Oct. 2010, www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUTDYFNjNkI. Accessed 13 Mar. 2018.
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  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUTDYFNjNkI
  • ("Purchase of Alaska"
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  • Alaska’s territory 
  • ("Alaska Purchase")
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  • The payment in check
  • ("Treasury Warrant").
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