Claim: "William H. Seward played a crucial role in the United States efforts to acquire Alaska as part of its territory."\nIs the claim above correct, and can it be verified by human common sense and without a web search?\nOptions:\n- yes\n- no
Chain of thought and solution for this question is:
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Alaska was one referred to as "Seward's Folly" because William H. Seward argued in favor of the United States acquiring the territory.
So, the answer is yes.
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