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