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The 160-Year American Quest for Greenland Greenland may have recently returned to the center of global politics due to Donald Trump’s aggressive overtures, but as early as 160 years ago, debates in the United States Congress echoed the belief that Greenland needed to be acquired. Among the most ardent advocates of this idea was William H. Seward, then Secretary of State and one of the architects of American expansionism. According to a report prepared by Seward in 1868, Greenland stood out as a