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Position:Home>History> What do you find interesting about the Purchase of Alaska?Question: What do you find interesting about the Purchase of Alaska!? Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: That it was considered the stupidest move in American history financially at the time of its purchase ($7 million when the U!.S!. was reeling from the Civil War debt) but would later recoup its purchase price every single day in minerals and taxes!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Aside from the fact that arrogant white people feel they can buy & sell land belonging to the natives is that the man who orchestrated the purchase, William Henry Seward survived a brutal assasination attempt the night that Lincoln was shot and that Seward not Lincoln might have become President in 1860 had he not been out manueverd by Lincoln's supporters!. Peace/////\\\\\\\\\Www@QuestionHome@Com The Russians knew what was there, the Canadians knew what was there, no one wanted it at the time!. They all claim it was too big!.Www@QuestionHome@Com That anyone would spend even $12 let alone $12 million for all that Ice!. They must have loved their cocktails on the rocks!.Www@QuestionHome@Com That the US hit paydirt in terms of oil and mineral reserves in exchange for a paltry sum to Russia!.Www@QuestionHome@Com How it should belong to Canadians!.Www@QuestionHome@Com THAT ALL THE OIL WAS THEREWww@QuestionHome@Com that russia sold it at all gitsWww@QuestionHome@Com |