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* Before the U.S. purchased Alaska, it was Russia’s land.
* Russia had offered North America Alaska many times but the outbreak in the American Civil War postponed the purchase (“Alaska Purchase”).

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* Alaska was bought by William Seward $7.2 million from Russia.
* Critics thought Seward was crazy for buying and Alaska and would call the deal “Sewards folly” (“Purchase of Alaska”).

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* After 3 decades of being ignored, Alaska finally had its purpose when the found a major gold deposit
* Alaska also made a huge difference in World War II (“Purchase of Alaska”).

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* In 1859 President Eisenhower announced that Alaska was a state
* Alaska adopted a constitution in 1955 (“Purchase of Alaska”).

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Purchasing Alaska.

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* Alaska is the largest state in the U.S. that covers 586,412 square miles
* Alaska is about 1/5 the land of all 48 states together (“Purchase of Alaska”).

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Seward was a U.S. Senator from 1849 - 1861. He then began to work under Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Jackson. In 1867 Seward organized the purchase of Alaska territory (“William Seward”).

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* Born on May 16, 1801
* Died on October 10, 1872
* Seward was an active abolitionist his whole life
* Seward started out his career as a New York senator (“William Seward”).

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Works Cited

“Alaska Purchase.” American Histrorama, www.american-historama.org/1866-1881-reconstruction-era/alaska-purchase.htm.

“Alaska Purchase.” Britannica, www.britannica.com/event/Alaska-Purchase.

“Flag of Alaska.” Wikipedia, en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Alaska?scrlybrkr=c23b565f.

“Purchase of Alaska.” America’s Story from America’s Library, www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/recon/jb_recon_alaska_1.html.

“Purchase of Alaska 1867.” Office of the Historian, history.state.gov/milestones/1866-1898/alaska-purchase.

“William Seward Biography.” Biography, www.biography.com/people/william-seward-21010687.

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* This picture shows the difference of size between the U.S. and Alaska
Alaska Map.
Pixnio, pixnio.com/miscellaneous/alaska-map-over-us-map.

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* Alaska’s flag forms the Big Dipper with the stars.
* The Big Dipper is a bear which is an animal important to Alaska (“Flag of Alaska”)
“Flag of Alaska.” Wikipedia, en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Alaska?scrlybrkr=c23b565f.