Multiple Choice
Despite opposition and ridicule,Secretary of State Seward was able to persuade Congress to purchase Alaska partly because
A) it was suspected that there were large oil deposits there.
B) it would provide a strategic barrier against Japanese expansion.
C) Russia had been the European power most friendly to the Union during the Civil War.
D) Alaskan gold could help to stabilize the American financial system.
E) there was fear that the new Dominion of Canada would seize the Russian colony.
Correct Answer:
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