Cash! Cash! Cash! – Cash paid for cast off territory. . . . Any impoverished monarchs retiring from the colonization business may find a good purchaser by addressing William H. Seward, Post Office, Washington D. C.
–New York Herald Tribune,
April 12, 1867
Which statement reflects the feelings of the New York Herald Tribune toward the Alaska Purchase in 1867?

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

it was a waste of money

Explanation: cast off means unwanted, so the excerpt says that the us bought unwanted territory and it was unnecessary

the crusades are one of the most significant events in the history of europe and the middle east.   they were a series of religious wars carried out by christian crusaders from europe during the timeframe of the middle ages.   beginning in 1095 ce, the crusades saw european knights and noblemen travel to the middle east in an attempt to capture the holy land away from muslim people that had controlled the region for the previous centuries.   the term crusade means ‘cross’.   therefore, the europeans that became crusaders viewed themselves as ‘taking up the cross’.   in fact, many of the crusaders wore crosses on their clothing and armor as they made their pilgrimage to the holy land.

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