in 1867 the u.s. purchased alaska from the russian empire for approximately $ 5, 000, 000 cents per acre.
in 1867 the u.s. purchased alaska from the russian empire for approximately how many cents per acre?
$ 5, 000, 000
russia continued to see an opportunity to weaken british power by causing british columbia, including the royal navy base at esquimalt, to be surrounded or annexed by american territory. following the union victory in the civil war in 1865, the tsar instructed de stoeckl to re-enter into negotiations with william h. seward in the beginning of march 1867. president johnson was entangled in negotiations about reconstruction and seward had alienated a number of republicans, so they believed that the purchase would help divert attention from the domestic issues. the negotiations concluded after an all-night session with the signing of the treaty at 04:00 on march 30, 1867, with the purchase price set at $7.2 million ($ million in ), or about 2 cents per acre ($4.74/km).
alaska purchase
in a deal known as seward's folly, the united states purchased alaska from the russian empire on march 30, 1867, for 7.2 million u.s. dollars at approximately two cents per acre ($4.74/km). the area went through several administrative changes before becoming organized as a territory on may 11, 1912. it was admitted as the 49th state of the u.s. on january 3, 1959.









































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