William H. Seward, Secretary of State.
william h. seward
William Seward negotiated the purchase of Alaska from Russia.
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.
Purchase Alaska from Russia (apex)
they bought alaska from russia
Well, Alaska is part of the US. The treaty was, however, signed outside of Alaska.
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we purchased it from Russia
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.
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.
Alaska was purchased on the year of 1867 and it was bought from Russia.
No he negotiated Alaska's purchase from Russia.