Multiple choice general knowledge

Alaska was purchased by the US for a paltry sum of 10000$. Who did this land originally belong to?

  1. Canada

  2. Mexico

  3. England

  4. Russia
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Explanation

Alaska was purchased from Russia in 1867 for $7.2 million (approximately $10 million in some historical accounts). The Alaska Purchase was negotiated by U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward and was mockingly called 'Seward's Folly' at the time, though it proved to be a valuable acquisition. Russia owned Alaska before selling it to the United States.

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