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-The Civil War got in the way of the purchase of Alaska, since it postponed negotiations until 1866
-Alaska was probably offered because of the debt accumulated during the Crimean War (in Russia)

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-Was the Secretary of State from 1861 to 1869
-Was a senator from 1849 to when he was accepted into Secretary of State-hood
-Was the governor of New York from 1839 to 1842
-Died on October 10th, 1872

-Originally offered 5 million dollars for Alaska, then 7 million dollars, then the final price of 7.2 million dollars

(“William H. Seward”)

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-Alaska was accepted into statehood (as the 49th state) in 1959
-Alaska was governed by a military presence until 1877, then it was governed briefly by the treasury and then by military authorities
-A civil government was introduced to Alaska in 1884

(“Alaska Purchase”)

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"Purchase of Alaska, 1867." Office of the Historian, US Department of State, history.state.gov/milestones/1866-1898/alaska-purchase. Accessed 8 Mar. 2018

"Alaska Purchase." Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 July 2014, www.britannica.com/event/Alaska-Purchase.

"William H. Seward." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 24 Feb. 2018,
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_H._Seward?scrlybrkr=eea7093a. Accessed 13
Mar. 2018.

"Purchase of Alaska." YouTube, uploaded by US Money Reserve, 18 Oct. 2017,
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Xm81qPyLYTo&scrlybrkr=2e179924.

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-The Alaskan purchase was sometimes called “Seward’s Folly” or “Seward’s Icebox” for the 3 decades following its purchase
-The pro-Seward side of the debate saw it as a step toward Canada’s annexation
-A large gold deposit was discovered in 1896, which helped the US realize Alaska’s value
-Alaska was also strategically important, as shown in the Second World War

("Purchase of Alaska")

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-Russians wanted Alaska for its resources but couldn’t support a military presence or permanent settlement in it
-They offered it to the United States for about $7,200,000, which was accepted by William Seward

("Purchase of Alaska")