US Acquires Alaska and Hawaii

What country did the U.S. purchase Alaska from?

• England

• Germany

• Russia

• Japan

How much did the U.S. pay for Alaska?

• 5 million

• 7.2 million

• 7 million

• 10 million

The U.S. wanted control of Hawaii for its' resources.

• True

• False

Hawaii is in which ocean?

• Pacific

• Arctic

• Atlantic

• Indian

What did people call the purchase of Alaska?

• Breadbasket

• Seward's Folly

• Gold Rush

• Fulton's Folly

Leader of Hawaii when the American businesses over threw the government by surrounding her throne at gunpoint.

• Sanford Dole
• Queen Liliokahlani
• Queen Kalakaua  
• Jose Marti

The USA received Hawaii by--

• purchasing it from Japan

• annexing it (through Congress)

• throwing pineapples

• enjoying the sugar there

Why did Seward think purchasing Alaska was a good idea?

• It had good ports and was rich in natural resources.

• It was the best place to launch an invasion of China.

• The US could banish unwanted criminal there.

• He thought he could find a yeti.

The purchase of Alaska proved to be beneficial to the U.S. because

• there was an abundance of bears provided a place for Teddy Roosevelt to hunt

• it made the United States look powerful

• it was rich in timber, minerals, and oil

• It was not beneficial because it was a barren wasteland

Annex means

• an attack

• to make a mistake

• false new stories

• to add on