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What is believe to be one of the main reasons Secretary of State William Seward purchase Alaska?

What is believe to be one of the main reasons Secretary of State William Seward purchase Alaska?
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What is believe to be one of the main reasons Secretary of State William Seward purchase Alaska?

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The purchase of Alaska in 1867 marked the end of Russian efforts to expand trade and settlements to the Pacific coast of North America, and became an important step in the United States rise as a great power in the Asia-Pacific region. 
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