Why did journalists call the alaska purchase of 1867 “seward’s folly”?

public opinion supported the purchase of hawaii.

it was contrary to the idea of manifest destiny.

they believed the united states should direct its energies toward latin america.

they viewed alaska as a remote, snowbound, barren territory.

the answer is option D

Explanation: Journalists called Alaska purchase of 1867 as Seward's Folly because they viewed Alaska as a remote,snowbound , barren territory. Alaska was purchased by the secretary of state William Seward with 7.2 million $. But some criticized it as Seward's Folly which means Seward's icebox. Primarily this land was covered by ice and it wasn't fertile. So before discovering the gold in 1890 they thought this land just as a icebox of Seward.

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