Question

Which of these events most likely changed the borders of political maps of the US? A the US buying Alaska from Russia in 1867 B a large earthquake hitting California in 1906 C 2.6 million Americans losing their jobs in 2008 D many immigrants coming to New York City in the in the late 1800s

Answer 1

A. The US buying Alaska from Russia in 1867

Step-by-step explanation:

The purchase of Alaska from Russia changed the political maps of the United States because the new territory was added to the country. In other words, the governmental boundaries of the United States expanded since Alaska was not anymore a part of Russia or under its government. With this purchase, the US added a new state that cartographers show in a US political map in a corner along with Hawaii. In bigger political maps, where other countries are also present, it is in the same color as the rest of the US. As it is not close to the other states, Alaska is represented this way.

All the other options do not change the borders of a political map because those events do not affect the governmental boundaries that a country has