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Captain Commander Bering died on December 8th, 1741.

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800 russians were recorded in alaska at once

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800 russians were recorded in alaska at once

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Inupiaq families were found to be opertunistic and flexible among their households. People may live in different households or communities but consider each other relatives. Grandparents are the one who raise the children as the middle family (parents) attend wage job or go to school. Kinship is divided among the family. They may be in different communities even, but they still live by the same rules. Women and main are almost equal. The women of the family go to their original family to help with labor for 3 months a year. Natal households recruit women in their households to help with labor as well. These forces are enforced by economics in their society. Men in the society go out and go hunting or fishing as the Women of the family do house work. There is no real government in their society. Families follow their rules and live by them. There is a sense of community with how many people there are in their society. In summer they gather and hunt for their families. Hunting is considered a community sport, so they can not hog all of the food.Land rights belong to the family who owns them.The family who settles on the land gets the right to it until they pass it down or die. The families pass down the connection to the house for generations.

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no more than 800 russians were recorded in alaska at once

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no more than 800 russians were recorded in alaska at once

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The Russians took over Sitka, Alaska for a bit. They tried to make peace with the Native Americans so they could help them hunt, collect firewood, etc.

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The russians were one of the 5 countries to come to AK and they helped to slave the sea mammals for fur and for the fur trade

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russians brought diseases to the aleuts and forced them to hunt for them

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When is the “discovery” of Alaska usually dated?
The "discovery" of Alaska is usually dated from Bering's second expedition in 1741.
Who was Georg Steller?
Georg Steller, the expedition's naturalist,
What is the first recorded, direct encounter between Europeans and Alaska Natives?
It was a trading thing the russians sent ten men  to meet nine aleuts for trading 
What was Russia’s primary interest in Alaska?
Russia's interest in Alaska was due to the natural resources that could be turned into economic profit
Where was the first permanent Russian settlement? Who was in charge of it?
Gregorii Shelikhov, established the first permanent Russian post in Alaska, on Kodiak Island in 1784
Who was Aleksandr Baranov?
The first Chief Manager was Aleksandr Andreevich Baranov.
What country owned what is now California during this time period?
Spain decided that it was over-extended in America, and settled for California
Who was the most accomplished English Navigator? What ends up happening to him?
 By far England's most accomplished navigator was Captain James Cook,he treated scurvy tested the first clock circumnavigated the world 
Explain how potatoes became extremely important to the Russians.
Because they taught the indians how to grow potatoes and started trading other stuff like deer meat for the potatoes
Without the food supplied by the Tlingit and the labor  supplied by the Aleuts, the Russians would not have been successful in colonizing Alaska.
 
What was the largest number of Russians within Alaska?
833 russians in all of alaska
Why was the sale of Alaska to the United States delayed?
he final sale had to wait until after the end of the American Civil War
Who signed a treaty of purchase between the United States and Russia? Where did this occur?
American Secretary of State William H. Seward and Russian envoy Eduard de Stoeckl signed a treaty of purchase that was ratified by both the Russian and the United States Senates. The transfer ceremony took place at Sitka on October18, 1867
Who protested the sale? Why?
The Tlingit and Haida Indians protested the sale
What did a U.S. federal Court state in 1867? Why is this important? Years later, however, the Tlingit and Haida Indians sued in U.S. federal court, claiming ownership of the lands in 1867. The court agreed and arranged for the Indians to be paid some compensation.
 

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1. When is the “discovery” of Alaska usually dated?

The "discovery" of Alaska is usually dated from Bering's second expedition in 1741.

1. Who was Georg Steller?

George Steller was a expedition's naturalist, spending hours on the land looking and observing plants.

1. What is the first recorded, direct encounter between Europeans and Alaska Natives?

The first recorded encounter between Europeans and Alaska Natives was when they Alaska Natives invited ten Europeans to meet the nine Aleuts.

1. What was Russia’s primary interest in Alaska?

Russia's interest in Alaska was due to the natural resources that could be turned into economic profit.

1. Where was the first permanent Russian settlement? Who was in charge of it?

One group, led by Gregorii Shelikhov, established the first permanent Russian post in Alaska, on Kodiak Island in 1784.

1. Who was Aleksandr Baranov?

Aleksandr Andreevich Baranov was the governor of the colony.

1. What country owned what is now California during this time period?

Spain owned what now is California.

1. Who was the most accomplished English Navigator? What ends up happening to him

By far England's most accomplished navigator was Captain James Cook, and Cook was killed by Hawaiian Islanders when a fight erupted during his second visit there.

1. Explain how potatoes became extremely important to the Russians.

Russians came to depend on food supplied by the Tlingit, for the journey from Russia was long and expensive, and often supplies did not

1. Without the ___________ supplied by the Tlingit and the ________ supplied by the Aleuts, the Russians would ______ have been successful in colonizing Alaska.

Food, labor, not

1. What was the largest number of Russians within Alaska?

It is in teresting that at no time during the life of the colony were there more than 833 Russians in all of Alaska.

1. Why was the sale of Alaska to the United States delayed?

The final sale had to wait until after the end of the American Civil War.

1. Who signed a treaty of purchase between the United States and Russia?

In 1867 Russia and the United States reached an agreement, and the American Secretary of State William H. Seward and Russian envoy Eduard de Stoeckl signed a treaty of purchase that was ratified by both the Russian and the United States Senates

1. Where did this occur

The transfer ceremony took place at Sitka on October18, 1867.

1. Who protested the sale? Why?

The Tlingit and Haida Indians protested the sale. They had not sold their land to the Russians, but the Russians sold it to the U.S. as if they had bought it.

1. What did a U.S. federal Court state in 1867? Why is this important

Years later, however, the Tlingit and Haida Indians sued in U.S. federal court, claiming ownership of the lands in 1867. The court agreed and arranged for the Indians to be paid some compensation.

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The "discovery" of Alaska is usually dated from Bering's second expedition in 1741.