Question

Which statement reflects the feelings of the New York Herald Tribune toward the Alaska Purchase in 1867?

It was more than the United States could afford.
It was a waste of money.
It was a good business decision.
It was harmful to impoverished monarchs.

Answer 1

It was a waste of money.

The New York Herald Tribune (like many at the time) mocked the Alaska Purchase as "Seward's Folly" or "Seward's Icebox," criticizing it as an unnecessary, expensive acquisition.