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