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.

The sale of Alaska to the United States triggered ... Portland Daily Oregonian, April 2, 1867 "The purchase by our Government of the Russian North American Possessions is the most valuable ...

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1867, U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward reached agreement with Russia to purchase the territory of Alaska for $7.2 million, a deal ridiculed by critics as “Seward’s Folly.” ...