Because Alaska is a very large area and contains a huge amount of valuable resources, including gold and oil.
they bought alaska from russia
Well, Alaska is part of the US. The treaty was, however, signed outside of Alaska.
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No it was an outright purchase.
ALASKA!
That was the purchase of Alaska from Russia.
America's purchase of Alaska The purchase of Alaska Sec. of State Seward from Russia. It was thought that there was lillte to nothing in Alaska to warrent the purchase. Discoveries of gold and oil have shown his detracters wrong.
The United States purchased Alaska in March 30 1867.
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Alaska from Russia.
The purchase of Alaska was called "Seward's Folly," or Seward's Icebox." The purchase of Alaska was called "Seward's Folly," or Seward's Icebox."