US Expansionism Project by Sean Douglas https://padlet.com/12477/qdqhckcmit6p Social studies en-us 2018-03-08 16:20:18 UTC 2025-02-22 05:40:06 UTC hello@padlet.com American Expansionism Project 12477 https://padlet.com/12477/qdqhckcmit6p/wish/239748390 2018-03-08 16:22:09 UTC https://padlet.com/12477/qdqhckcmit6p/wish/239748390 Purchase of Alaska (Key Facts) 12477 https://padlet.com/12477/qdqhckcmit6p/wish/239753584
  • Seward bought Alaska for 7.2 million.(Reconstruction)
  • Bought to expand the U.S.A
  • Was thought to be a waste of money because it’s all ice or snow 
  • That changed when gold was discovered there.
  • In 1959 Alaska became a state. 
    • ]]>     2018-03-08 16:28:53 UTC https://padlet.com/12477/qdqhckcmit6p/wish/239753584     Works Cited Box 12477 https://padlet.com/12477/qdqhckcmit6p/wish/241431555
  • Alchin, Linda. “Alaska Purchase.” Historama, Siteseen, 8 Jan. 2018, www.american-historama.org/1866-1881-reconstruction-era/alaska-purchase.htm. Accessed 14 Mar. 2018.

  • Reconstruction.” America’s Story, www.google.com/url?q=https://www.google.com/url?q%3Dhttp://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/recon/jb_recon_alaska_1.html%26amp;sa%3DD%26amp;ust%3D1521044904257000%26amp;usg%3DAFQjCNH_hfhFsZKH2MND7WiZjsBefnGpMg&sa=D&ust=1521044904310000&usg=AFQjCNHToPUixpf1H58eMCqA27RmpYOrOw. Accessed 14 Mar. 2018.


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    • Persons of Interest: William H. Seward. Digital file.
    • The US$7.2 million check used to pay for Alaska (roughly $105 million in 2016).[1]. Digital file.
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    • Andrew Jackson helped Seward sign the treaty. 
    • Made the decision to buy Alaska.
    • Secretary of State from 1861-1869.(Alchin)
    • Served as a New York governor. (Alchin)
    • He also was a U.S senator (Alchin) 
    • Seward was the person that bought Alaska for 7.2 million. He was had many political experiences in his life. For example he was a U.S senate, and a governor for New York.(Alchin]

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