Statements (16)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:historical_event
|
| gptkbp:acquiredBy |
gptkb:Russian_Empire
gptkb:United_States |
| gptkbp:alternativeName |
gptkb:Seward's_Icebox
gptkb:Polar_Bear_Garden |
| gptkbp:date |
1867
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
expanded US territory
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Seward's Folly
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Alaska
|
| gptkbp:negotiatedBy |
gptkb:William_H._Seward
|
| gptkbp:nickname |
criticism of the purchase
|
| gptkbp:priceRange |
7.2 million USD
|
| gptkbp:publicReaction |
widely ridiculed at the time
|
| gptkbp:refersTo |
gptkb:purchase_of_Alaska
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Alaska_Territory
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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