Question

The United States bought Alaska in 1867 to

Answer 1

Answer: On March 30, 1867, the United States reached an agreement to purchase Alaska from Russia for a price of $7.2 million.

Explanation: The Treaty with Russia was negotiated and signed by Secretary of State William Seward and Russian Minister to the United States Edouard de Stoeckl.

Answer 2

Answer:Russia offered to sell Alaska to the United States in 1859, believing the United States would off-set the designs of Russia's greatest rival in the Pacific, Great Britain. ... This purchase ended Russia's presence in North America and ensured U.S. access to the Pacific northern rim.

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