Alaska became a US state 83 years after the first Russian explorer visited Alaska. Alaska was sold to the US in 1867.
Vitus Bering.
Alaska Here is information about Alaska's statehood and Russia's Occupation. In 1725 a Russian exploration team was sent by "Peter the Great" to explore the Alaska coastlines. Russia did not have the resources to man a military post or any type of settlement at that time. So in 1859 Russia first offered to sell Alaska to the U.S. However, the U.S. civil war prevented the U.S. from taking action on this offer until 1867. Alaska became a "district" of the U.S. in 1867. Then it became and "organized" territory in 1912. Finally it became a state in January of 1959. The purchases price was $7.2 Million dollars!Joel On 3 January 1959.
Which was the first European to visit Alabama
the Russian vitus bering
The Russians have never landed on the moon
Its first non Native American settelers were Russians.
It doesn't matter cuz Russians are shitheads.
New Archangel on Kodiak Island was the first Capital of Russian Colonial Alaska.
No. Australia's east coast was not visited by any other European explorers between 1770 and 1788.
Alaska Here is information about Alaska's statehood and Russia's Occupation. In 1725 a Russian exploration team was sent by "Peter the Great" to explore the Alaska Coastlines. Russia did not have the resources to man a military post or any type of settlement at that time. So in 1859 Russia first offered to sell Alaska to the U.S. However, the U.S. civil war prevented the U.S. from taking action on this offer until 1867. Alaska became a "district" of the U.S. in 1867. Then it became and "organized" territory in 1912. Finally it became a state in January of 1959. The purchases price was $7.2 Million dollars!Joel On 3 January 1959.
Alaska Here is information about Alaska's statehood and Russia's Occupation. In 1725 a Russian exploration team was sent by "Peter the Great" to explore the Alaska Coastlines. Russia did not have the resources to man a military post or any type of settlement at that time. So in 1859 Russia first offered to sell Alaska to the U.S. However, the U.S. civil war prevented the U.S. from taking action on this offer until 1867. Alaska became a "district" of the U.S. in 1867. Then it became and "organized" territory in 1912. Finally it became a state in January of 1959. The purchases price was $7.2 Million dollars!Joel On 3 January 1959.