To: SeekAndFind
Maybe because they wanted to see America from their house.
2 posted on
04/20/2014 4:26:10 PM PDT by
dforest
To: SeekAndFind
To keep the British Empire from capturing the relatively indefensible and unprofitable Alaska during another war with Britain, and to obtain money needed to repay loans that had become due and payable by the Russian Empire.
5 posted on
04/20/2014 4:36:07 PM PDT by
WhiskeyX
To: SeekAndFind
Maybe they needed some cash? Pawn shop....
6 posted on
04/20/2014 4:37:26 PM PDT by
Cyber Liberty
(H.L. Mencken: "The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.")
To: SeekAndFind
“Seward’s folly” wasn’t a folly and Tzar needed cash.
7 posted on
04/20/2014 4:37:48 PM PDT by
Red Steel
To: SeekAndFind
Selling this land seemed like madness. So why was it known as Seward's Folly?
To: SeekAndFind
It still surprises me that America never took Canada
13 posted on
04/20/2014 8:43:38 PM PDT by
TexasFreeper2009
(Obama lied .. the economy died.)
To: SeekAndFind
65% of Alaska is Federal Land.
Throughout the USA, The EPA rules what they don't own. Clever!!
Get rid of the EPA.
To: SeekAndFind
I know, I know!!! So they wouldn’t have to deal with Sarah Palin!!!
23 posted on
04/21/2014 5:46:19 AM PDT by
ThePatriotsFlag
("There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide." - Thomas Jefferson)
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