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Russia first thought that Alaska, their territory was useless, so they sold Alaska to America. At first they did not think about buying it, but Russia decreases the price until it was very very cheap.

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the final approval for the purchase of Alaska by the US House of Representatives occured in July 1868. The official transfer date of October 18, 1867 is celebrated in Alaska and has evolved into Seward's Day (the last Monday in March)

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The United States purchased Alaska from Russia in 1867, for the sum of $ 7.2 million USD.

Secretary of State William Seward accepted the terms of sale on March 30, and the Senate approved the treaty on April 9, 1867. The formal transfer was on October 12, 1867.

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William H. Seward, the U.S. Secretary of State, negotiated the Alaskan purchase with the Russians in 1867 for $7.2 million. Alaska was loosely governed by the military initially, and was unofficially a territory of the United States from 1884 on.

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The United States made the agreement to buy Alaska from Russia on March 30, 1867. The US paid $7.2 million for Alaska.

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The USA purchased Alaska from Russia in 1867 for $7.2 million

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The United States purchased Alaska from the Russian Empire in 1867.However, Alaska did not become a state until 1959

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The United States bought Alaska for $7.2 million. They bought Alaska in 1867. The United States gained 586,412 square miles of land.

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