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Located on the Northwestern tip of North America, or West coast of Canada.

("Alaska Purchase")

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In the deal the United States gained 586,412 square miles of land from Russia.

Along with 34,000 miles of tidal shores.

About 1/5 of the 48 states made up the size Alaska.

(Alchin)

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Provided gold, starting The Klondike Gold Rush in 1896.

(Alchin)

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Alaska was sold by Russia to the United States.

The purchase was postponed due to the Civil War in America.

A year after the war Russian Minister of United States Stoeckl was told to start Negotiating with the U.S. by Emporer Alexander II.

("Alaska Purchase")

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Russian Emporer Alexander II.

U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward.

Russian Minister ot the United States Baron Eduard de Stoeckl.

("Alaska Purchase")

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Lituya Bay, Alaska by NOAA Photo Library at Flickr is public domain

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("Russia Gave")
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OY9E2lo2jpQ&feature=share

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Flag of Alaska is CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
Public Domain Dedication

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William H. Seward portrait by unknown is public domain

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Works Cited

“Alaska Purchase.” Encyclopedia Britannica, www.britannica.com/event/Alaska-Purchase. Accessed 14 Mar. 2018.

Alchin, Linda. “Alaska Purchase.” American Historiamas, 7 Jan. 2014, www.american-historama.org/1866-1881-reconstruction-era/alaska-purchase.htm.

“Russia Gave Us a Discount on Alaska.” Youtube, uploaded by Smithsonian Channel, 22 June 2014, youtu.be/OY9E2lo2jpQ.

“William H. Seward.” Encyclopedia Britannica, www.britannica.com/biography/William-H-Seward. Accessed 14 Mar. 2018.

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Born May 16th, 1801 in Florida

Died October 10th, 1872

Republican

Served as Secretary of State under Abraham Lincoln, and Andrew Johnson.

Purchased Alaska from Russia for 7,200,000 as his last public act that was noticed by the public.

("William H. Seward")