United States Bought Alaska from Russia for $7.2 Million
In 1867, the United States completed the purchase of Alaska from the Russian Empire for $7.2 million, a transaction that brought an end to Russian expansion in North America and extended America’s influence across the Pacific northern rim. At the time, many Americans criticized the deal, dismissing it as “Seward’s Folly”—a reference to Secretary of […]
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