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