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