Question

2. Why did U.S. interest in purchasing Alaska from Russia decline during the 1860s?

A. The Senate disagreed with the terms of the deal.
B. The Civil War began.
C. Canada already had lots of uncharted land.
D. Russia was involved in the Crimean War.

Answer 1

D) Russia was involved in the Crimean War.

Step-by-step explanation:

Russian settlers in Alaska never numbered more than four hundred. Defeat in the Crimean War further reduced Russian interest in this region.