[DOC] [TLE] Alaska Purchase - Wikipedia [PAR] Alaska Purchase. ... Reactions to the purchase in the United States were mostly positive; some opponents called it "Seward's Folly" (after Secretary of State William H. Seward), while many others praised the move for weakening both the UK and Russia as rivals to American commercial expansion in the Pacific region. [DOC] [TLE] Purchase of Alaska, 1867 - Milestones in the History of U.S. Foreign ... [PAR] The looming U.S. Civil War delayed the sale, but after the war, Secretary of State William Seward quickly took up a renewed Russian offer and on March 30, 1867, agreed to a proposal from Russian Minister in Washington, Edouard de Stoeckl, to purchase Alaska for $7.2 million. [DOC] [TLE] Seward's Folly - Mar 30, 1867 - HISTORY.com [PAR] U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward signs a treaty with Russia for the purchase of Alaska for $7 million.
 Despite the bargain price of roughly two cents an acre, the Alaskan purchase was ridiculed in Congress and in the press as Sewards folly, Sewards icebox ... [DOC] [TLE] Treaty with Russia for the Purchase of Alaska: Primary Documents of ... [PAR] Critics of the deal to purchase Alaska called it "Seward's Folly or Seward's 
Icebox. ... Treaty concerning the Cession of the Russian Possessions in North 
America by ... The 1867 Treaty of Cession, in which the United States purchased 
Alaska... [DOC] [TLE] Seward`s Folly, the Purchase of Alaska - United States History [PAR] The role of Seward`s Folly, the Purchase of Alaska in the history of the United 
States of America. ... Russia had been interested in selling Alaska for a number of 
years. The region seemed to have little value and was remote and ... At the time, 
critics thought Seward was crazy and called the deal "Seward's folly." Seward 
was . [DOC] [TLE] Alaska Purchase | United States history | Britannica.com [PAR] Alternative Titles: Seward's Folly, Seward's Icebox ... Russia had offered to sell its 
North American territory to the United States on ... and Seward completed the 
draft of a treaty ceding Russian North America to the United ... He is also 
remembered for the purchase of Alaska in 1867referred to at that time as 
Seward's Folly. [DOC] [TLE] Why did Russia sell Alaska to the USA? - Quora [PAR] In short? The Czar needed some cash. Nobody -- not even the Americans -- had 
any clue as to ... Russia was in a difficult financial position and feared losing 
Russian America without ... not universally positive; to some the purchase was 
known as Seward's Folly. .... If America sold Alaska to China, what would be a fair 
price? [DOC] [TLE] Purchase of Alaska - America's Story from America's Library [PAR] America's Story from America's Library Meet Amazing Americans Jump Back ... At 
the time, critics thought Seward was crazy and called the deal "Seward's folly. [DOC] [TLE] Why did Russia sell Alaska to the United States? | Russia Beyond ... [PAR] Apr 20, 2014 ... The U.S. bought the territory for just $7.2 million  but what was behind the sale? 
... In 1867, Russia sold the territory of Alaska to the U.S. for $7.2 million. ... In the 
capital, Novoarkhangelsk (now known as Sitka), merchants traded ... The main 
ruler of the Russian settlements in America was the talented... [DOC] [TLE] Seward's Folly - AlaskaWeb [PAR] When the news about selling Alaska became known in Russia, people refused to 
believe it. Newspapers wrote ... Few citizens of the U.S. could fathom what 
possible use or interest the 586,000 square miles of land would have for their 
country. [DOC] [TLE] The State of Alaska - An Introduction to the Last Frontier from ... [PAR] Feb 25, 2016 ... America's last frontier! ... million dollars, about two cents an acre; "Seward's Folly" 
many called it, after Secretary of State William H. Seward. [DOC] [TLE] Why Russia Sold Alaska To The United States - Business Insider [PAR] Apr 20, 2014 ... In 1867, Russia sold the territory of Alaska to the U.S. for $7.2 ... In the capital,

Question: This country sold what's known as Seward's Folly
Answer: Russia