MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
MANIFEST DESTINY
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Known as Seward’s Folly because the government thought it was a dumb purchase, but it ended up being rich in natural resources.
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Purchase of Hawaii
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Purchase of Canada
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Purchase of Oregon
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Purchase of Alaska
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Senators called it “reckless and wasteful, ” the American people scoffed at the frozen wasteland-Secretary of State Seward’s purchase of Alaska from Russia was condemned and mocked by many Americans. However, Alaska would become a hub of natural resources and an important strategic position.
Detailed explanation-2: -Seward had a broad vision of commercial expansion of the United States, particularly in China and the Pacific, and as early as 1864 he had suggested to the Russian government that talks about Alaska “would be beneficial to us, and by no means unprofitable to Russia."
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