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The United States bought Alaska from Russia in 1867 for only 7.2 million dollars. The reason was for the hope of gold deposits and rich quantity of animal furs. The US wanted to get more land. By buying Alaska the US became 20% bigger.
Alaska was purchased in order to increase the size of the United States. The purchase actually added 20 percent more land to the country.
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∙ 6y ago
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∙ 8y agoThe primary motivation was to obtain clear title to Oregon Territory,
To keep Russia setteling a large population into North America, and the price was right.
As a reminder, Russia had no intion of sending Russian to Russian Alaska. If they did then no sale would have been made.
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∙ 14y agoWilliam Seward thought it was a good idea, because it would remove Russia from North America and clear their claims in Oregon Territory. Alaska turned out to be rich in oil, proving that 'Seward's Folly' was a good investment.
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∙ 11y agoAlaska was purchased on 30 March 1867. It was considered a highly diplomatic move for Russia and the United States to sign a treaty selling Alaska to the U.S. for $7.2 million. Alaska had been part of Russian territory since Russia had explored the region in the first half of the 17th century. The deal to sell to the US followed the discovery of gold in Alaska, and it was partly in response to the desire by Russia to protect its assets from its enemies, particularly the British, in the face of mounting debts by the Russian Empire. Selling Alaska would raise much needed funds, and it would also circumvent the threat of the US gaining hold of the territory by force.
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∙ 12y agoBecause without us (Alaskans) the "American" would be restricted to all you poor humans that have to live in the lower 48. (Alaska is actually around 1/5th of the entire continental US and would stretch if amgled properly from disneyworld to disneyland in the south and up to Canada in the north. They scale it down on maps. Too awesome to show in it's full size they scale it back so as not to blow your heads off)
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∙ 14y agoIt was an effort to clear Russian claims on Oregon Territory.
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∙ 13y agoBecause of the vast amount of land it has and that it is pretty much its own continent. USA purchased it from Russia Empire a long time ago.
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∙ 16y agoThe US bought Alaska because they thought it was a good path to get to Russia.
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∙ 16y agoOne of the reasons because Alaska was really cheap. A few cents per acre.
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What resulted in the largest gains of American Territory?
The Louisiana Purchase, The Mexican American War, The Purchase of Alaska and the Annexation of Texas.
Seward's folly was a name given to the?
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.
What land did the US purchase?
The US bought land from France (the Louisiana Purchase) and bought Alaska from Russia. We purchased the Virgin Islands from Denmark and the Gadsden Purchase from Mexico. The purchase of Manhattan Island from the Indians happened before there was a United States.
This is what the people of the US called Sewrd's purchase of Alaska because they thought it was a mistake?
The purchase of Alaska was called "Seward's Folly," or Seward's Icebox." The purchase of Alaska was called "Seward's Folly," or Seward's Icebox."
Did Russia own America at one point?
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.
What resulted in the largest gains of American Territory?
The Louisiana Purchase, The Mexican American War, The Purchase of Alaska and the Annexation of Texas.
Who was the american secretary of state that made the purchase of Alaska?
seward
What is the copyright date on the book The Alaska Purchase in American History?
1999.
The US gained the Territory of Alaska following the Spanish American War?
False, the purchase of Alaska was made in 1867.
A goal of William H. Seward was to?
Spread American ideas of democracy and individual freedom
How did William Seward's foreign policy affect American expansion?
Seward promoted the expansion of America through the purchase of Alaska. At first he was made fun of for the purchase, but then oil was discovered there.
Where was the location of the Alaska Purchase?
The state of Alaska was the Alaskan purchase
What are the three events that added the largest amounts of land to the United States?
The Louisiana purchase, Purchase of Alaska from Russia, and Mexican American war.
What 2 presidents added the most land to America?
Thomas Jefferson, with the Louisiana Purchase, and Andrew Johnson, with the American purchase of Alaska from Russia.
Seward's folly was a name given to the?
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.
Who negotiated the purchase of Alaska from Russia?
William Seward negotiated the purchase of Alaska from Russia.
How did US purchase Alaska?
they bought alaska from russia
