Alaska was purchased from Russia in the 1860's. The US simply asked the people in Hawaii if they wanted to become part of the US, they agreed, Hawaii was annexed in 1898. Britain, Japan, and the US always had had an interest in Hawaii because of it's strategic position...the citizens there KNEW that; they probably felt that rather than be fought over by other nations, better to go with the best one now while the offer was still good.
It was purchased from Russia in 1867 for 7.2 million dollars.
It was purchased.
They purchased it from Russia in 1867.
Alaska became the 49th US state on August 21, 1959. It had been a state for 52 years on that date in 2011.
No US President has been born in Alaska.
No, however Russia did own Alaska and the "Alaska Purchase" was the purchase of Alaska by the United States from the Russian Empire in 1867.
Alaska became a US state 83 years after the first Russian explorer visited Alaska. Alaska was sold to the US in 1867.
Hawaii and Alaska... Being an island group, and a territory bought from russia.
Alaska is not its own country, it is actually a state in the United States.
In Geologic time it was thousands of years before the Russians came ashore in 1741. The US purchased Alaska in 1867, made it an official US Territory in 1912 and a US State in 1959.
Russia use to own Alaska and then sold it to the States which influenced the Canadian Government to settle the West because they didn't want the Americans to take over.
Alaska is in the U.S. but the U.S. is not in alaska <><><> Alaska is PART of the US. It is a state.
Alaska IS part of the US.
If it was illegal to own a monkey in Alaska, then why are they adopting them out in Anchorage, Alaska. So, yes. They are legal.
Because even though Alaska is connected to Canada, the US purchased it. At first is was part of Russia. They sold it to Canada, who sold it to USA.
No. But Russia owned Alaska.
No US state is larger than Alaska. Alaska is the largest state in the US.
Alaska became the 49th US state on August 21, 1959. It had been a state for 52 years on that date in 2011.
It has been a US State since 1959 and despite the efforts of the Alaska Independence Movement, it will probably remain that way for some time to come.
Well, Alaska is part of the US. The treaty was, however, signed outside of Alaska.