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Cash! Cash! Cash! – Cash paid for cast off territory. . . . Any impoverished monarchs retiring from the colonization business may find a good purchaser by addressing William H. Seward, Post Office, Washington D.C.

–New York Herald Tribune,
April 12, 1867
Which statement reflects the feelings of the New York Herald Tribune toward the Alaska Purchase in 1867?

A.It was more than the United States could afford.
B.It was a waste of money.
C.It was a good business decision.
D.It was harmful to impoverished monarchs.

User DengSihan
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Answer:

b. it was a waste of money

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Answer: it was a waste of money

Explanation: cast off means unwanted, so the excerpt says that the us bought unwanted territory and it was unnecessary

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