Why did William Seward arrange to purchase Alaska from Russia? a
He felt the area would be a good place to build a railroad.
b
He supported American expansionism.
c
He knew the area was filled with precious minerals.
d
He wanted to win the American Civil War.

c

He knew the area was filled with precious minerals.

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monopolies  came to the united states with the colonial administration. the large-scale public works needed to make the new world hospitable to old world immigrants required large companies to carry them out. these companies were granted exclusive contracts for these works by the colonial administrators. even after the american revolution, many of these colonial holdovers still functioned due to the contracts and land

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