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Why was the purchase of Alaska by the United States in 1867 called "Seward's Folly"?
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Why was the purchase of Alaska by the United States in 1867 called "Seward's Folly"?

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I think the purchase of Alaska by the United States in 1867 was called "Seward's Folly" because Secretary of state William Seward negotiated and signed the Treaty.
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