http://topcityblogs.com/blogs/2009/11/23/how-much-did-the-usa-pay-russia-to-buy-the-territory-of-alaska-and-was-it-a-good-deal/ City Blogs, Lifestyle, Jobs and living, Trends & Updates Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:09:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://topcityblogs.com/blogs/2009/11/23/how-much-did-the-usa-pay-russia-to-buy-the-territory-of-alaska-and-was-it-a-good-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-2210 cupidtoo Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:53:43 +0000 http://topcityblogs.com/blogs/2009/11/23/how-much-did-the-usa-pay-russia-to-buy-the-territory-of-alaska-and-was-it-a-good-deal/#comment-2210 William H. Seward, the U.S. Secretary of State, engineered the Alaskan purchase in 1867 for $7.2 million. That is only 2 cents an acre. I couldn't find any information about how much 7.2 million dollars would be worth today but it was definitely a great deal for the US. Alaska was a strategic location during the cold war since it is so close to Russia. William H. Seward, the U.S. Secretary of State, engineered the Alaskan purchase in 1867 for $7.2 million. That is only 2 cents an acre. I couldn’t find any information about how much 7.2 million dollars would be worth today but it was definitely a great deal for the US. Alaska was a strategic location during the cold war since it is so close to Russia.

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Alaska Purchase
Acquisition in 1867 by the U.S. from Russia of 586,412 sq mi (1.5 million sq km) at the northwestern tip of North America, comprising the current U.S. state of Alaska. The territory, held by Russia since 1741, was considered an economic liability, and in 1866 it was offered for sale. Pres. Andrew Johnson’s secretary of state, William Seward, negotiated its purchase for $7.2 million, or about two cents per acre. Critics labeled the purchase “Seward’s Folly.” Congressional opposition delayed the appropriation until 1868, when extensive lobbying and bribes by the Russian minister to the U.S. secured the required votes.
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