The United States purchased Alaska from Russia in 1867 for $7.2 million, securing access to the Pacific northern rim and ending Russian presence in North America.

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The sale of Alaska to the United ... Russia but we can not make a treaty with the North Wind, or the Snow King." Portland Daily Oregonian, April 2, 1867 "The purchase by our Government of the ...

Putin wants to reclaim Alaska as part of Russia — or at least that’s the implication. The idea of “returning” the northern lands resurfaced in Russia in Jan. 2024, when Putin issued Decree No. 21. The ...

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Southeast Alaska fishermen discovered Tuesday that harvest limits for Chinook salmon in 2025 will be almost 40 percent less than last year’s. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced an ...

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Southeast Alaska fishermen discovered Tuesday that harvest limits for chinook salmon in 2025 will be almost 40% less than ...

On March 30, 1867, the US and Russia signed a treaty ceding Alaska to the United States for a payment of $7,200,000 in gold. Review the terms of a Treaty concerning the Cession of the Russian ...