Question

Which of the following territories was purchased by the United States in 1867 for $7.2 million (2 cents per acre)?

Answer 1

In 1867 the U.S purchased Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million an acre.

Answer 2

Alaska

Step-by-step explanation:

On March 30, 1867, US Secretary of State William H. Seward agreed to buy Alaska from Russia for about $ 7.2 million. We may even consider that the price the Americans paid was a “bargain” when considering the approximate area of 1 600 000 km² of land acquired.

The main reason why the rulers wanted this land so badly was that its annexation would increase the size of the US by almost 20%. After many conversations and discussions that supposedly took a whole night, the United States and Russia finally signed the deal at dawn on March 30.