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Known as “Seward’s Folly” or “Seward’s Icebox”

United States purchased Alaska for $7.2 Million

Negotiated by the Russian Minister and the United State’s Secretary of State

(“Alaska Purchase”)

Alaska Purchase (hi-res) by Edouard de Stoecki and William Seward is Public Domain

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Alaska (586, 412 Miles or 1,518,800 km)

Northwestern tip of North America

West of Canada

Size of Texas Doubled is equivalent to the size of the purchase

("Alaska Purchase")

Alaska in United States (US50) by TUBS is public domain

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William Seward 1851 by McClure’s Magazine is Public Domain

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Born: May 16, 1801

Died: October 10, 1872

New York Senator (1830-1834) and Governor (1839-1842)

United States Senator (1849-1861)

Secretary of State under President Lincoln and President Johnson

Arranged and negotiated the Purchase of Alaska (1867)

Purchase of Alaska was nicknamed after him

(“William Seward”)

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“Alaska Purchase.” American-Historama, 2017, www.american-historama.org/1866-1881-reconstruction-era/alaska-purchase.htm. Accessed 15 Mar. 2018.

“Alaska: “Seward’s Folly”-Decades TV Network.” Youtube.com, youtu.be/SO728KJWsxM. Accessed 16 Mar. 2018.

The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica. “Alaska Purchase: United States History.” Britannica, www.britannica.com/event/Alaska-Purchase. Accessed 15 Mar. 2018.

“William Seward Biography.” Biography.com, A+E Television Networks, 27 Apr. 2017, www.biography.com/people/william-seward-21010687. Accessed 15 Mar. 2018.

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Control of Alaska until 1867

Offered to sell Alaska to the United States many times

Russian Minister, Eduard de Stoecki, negotiated and arranged the purchase of Alaska with William Seward

Russia sold Alaska because they couldn’t afford having military forces and new settlements in Alaska

(“Alaska Purchase”)

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Purchase of Alaska was signed on March 30, 1867

Senate approved of the purchase on April 9, 1867

President Johnson signed treaty on May 28, 1867

Alaska became an official United States territory on June 20, 1876

Alaska became a state on January 3rd, 1959

(“Alaska Purchase”)

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Purchase of Alaska was arranged by United State’s Secretary of State

United States was offered Alaska during Buchanan’s Presidency but the Civil War delayed and interrupted the deal

United States bought Alaska because of Alaska’s bountiful supply of natural resources and because they wanted to expand their territory

(The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica)

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