The Purchase of Alaska
With this check the purchase of Alaska from Russia to the US was completed.
INDEX - Geography - Wildlife - People - Resources - Events - State Facts
Fast Facts - History - Government - Transportation - Climate - Communication
The Purchase of Alaska |
|
After the end of the American Civil War, the Russian minister to Washington, D.C., Edouard de
Stoeckl, entered into secret negotiations with the United States regarding the possible sale
of Alaska. The U.S Secretary of State, William Seward, a longtime promoter of American
territorial expansion, eagerly agreed to the transaction, and final negotiations were
eventually made. A settlement was made and Russia offered Alaska (a supposedly worthless and
no-good piece of land) to the United States for 7.2 million dollars.
Later this figure was calculated to be less that two cents per acre. With this check the purchase of Alaska from Russia to the US was completed. |
|
INDEX - Geography - Wildlife - People - Resources - Events - State Facts Fast Facts - History - Government - Transportation - Climate - Communication |
|
|