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William Seward

William Seward is a Republican antislavery leader during the 1860s. In 1867 he acquired Alaska for 7.2 million dollars. He also began to seize large chunks of land in the Pacific Ocean. After he did this, people began to call him Seward's Folly because they thought he was very stupid for buying Alaska. They thought he was stupid because they thought Alaska was just a big piece of frozen ice. Later on, people began to be jealous of all the money he has made on the purchase of Alaska. William Seward is now known for making one of the best purchases of all time.

Information provided by: America Pathways to the Present (p.1014) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_H._Seward

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