How did william h. seaward aid us expansion

William H. steward was appointed to be the secretary of state by president Abraham Lincoln in 1861 and served up to march 1869. He was crucial as he managed international affairs during the civil war and also negotiated the 1861 purchase of Alaska. In addition he was also an antislavery activist in the whig and republican parties before the civil war. He aided US expansion by signing a treaty with Russia to buy Alaska. 

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