More States for America | TrifterGreenland isn’t selling any real estate, but the U.S. has been trying to acquire some of it since the 1800s. that’s because Greenland sets right between the U.S. and Russia, a perfect location for a missile defense system. Secretary of State William Seward was the first to try to acquire Greenland, he didn’t manage to broker that deal but he did purchase Alaska for 1.9 cent an acre. He was criticized for overpaying. Looking back, he made an astonishing deal. He bought a whole state for the price of a really nice house in Hollywood today, a little over $7 million dollars.
