Secretary of State Seward under the Andrew Johnson administration purchased it from Russia for $7.2 million dollars.
This purchase was deemed "Seward's Folly."
Alaska was purchased, not conquered.
Alaska was purchased from Russia
Alaska was purchased in 1867.
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Andrew Johnson was president in 1867, when the USA purchased Alaska. There is a link below.
Alaska was purchased from Russia for $7,200,000 in 1867