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Alaska was sold by Russia to the United States in 1867 for $7.2 million. This purchase, known as the Alaska Purchase, was negotiated by U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward and finalized on March 30, 1867. At the time, the purchase was criticized as "Seward's Folly" or "Seward's Icebox" by some Americans, but it later proved to be a strategically important acquisition for the U.S.

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