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The US purchased Alaska for the low price of two cents an acre. Why do you think the land was so inexpensive?
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The US purchased Alaska for the low price of two cents an acre. Why do you think the land was so inexpensive?

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Because in that time Alaska was just a cold place where none would like to live, with no economic interest or strategic location. Just a piece of land
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