KnowraWilliam H. SewardLinked fromLinked fromThe 8 pages that link to William H. Seward, each with the reason it gives.All 8Related 7Compared with 1Abraham LincolnRelated: Seward became a key adviser and helped prevent foreign recognition of the Confederacy.Emancipation ProclamationRelated: Seward advised Lincoln on timing the preliminary proclamation until a Union military success.John Quincy AdamsRelated: Seward later joined Adams’s congressional opposition to slavery as a prominent antislavery politician.Russian AmericaRelated: Seward negotiated the agreement that transferred Russian America to the United States.Alaska PurchaseRelated: Seward negotiated the agreement and defended the acquisition before Congress.Elihu RootCompared with: Seward’s earlier secretaryship offers a comparison with Root’s diplomacy during a different era of American expansion.The Education of Henry AdamsRelated: Seward represents the political figures Adams encountered while observing national power.History of AlaskaRelated: His negotiations secured the 1867 transfer that began U.S. rule.