Alaska was purchased from Russia by the US in 1867 for 7.2 million dollars. It was originally offered to the United States in 1859, but the purchase was delayed by the US Civil War. The territory of Alaska became a US state in 1959.
The treaty was signed at 4 o'clock in the morning of March 30, 1867
the treaty of Versailles was signed in Versailles. if you mean another treaty then give us a clue.... **metonymy**
It was called the 'Treaty of Versailles' and the US, Britain and France signed that treaty.
William Seward was the president who oversaw the purchase of Alaska. It was a very unpopular purchase at the time and was called "Seward's Folly". It was bought for about 2 cents per acre.
US Secretary of State, William H. Seward signed a treaty with Russia agreeing to purchase Alaska on 3/30/1867. The president at the time was Johnson (NOT the one during Vietnam!). The purchase price was $7.2 million dollars - about 2 cents per acre and at the time it was referred to as "SEWARD'S FOLLY". Sentiments changed with the discovery of gold in the KLONDIKE.
Spain signed this treaty with the US. Onis was the Spanish minister to the US.
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they bought alaska from russia
Russia owned what is now Alaska, the 49th state of the US. Many of Seward's critics mocked the purchase. However, looking back it can be seen to have been a wise purchase by Seward.
The Congress of the United States of America ratified the Treaty of Paris (written 1783) and signed it in January, 1784. King George of England signed the treaty in April, 1784, and the signed treaties were exchanged in Paris in May, 1784.
This treaty was made between the US and Spain.