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How did Americans feel about Seward purchasing Alaska in 1867 from Russia ? How do these cartoons illustrate this sentiments

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The Senate, along with most of the American population, was very skeptical about the wisdom of Seward's purchase. It was mocked as Seward's Folly, Seward's Icebox, and Seward's Polar Bear Garden. What do we want with a territory covered with “glaciers, icebergs, bears, and walruses?” asked one critic.

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