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Alaska purchase - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | The Alaska purchase from Russia by the United States occurred in 1867 at the behest of Secretary of State William Seward. |
 | | Seward convinced the United States Senate to approve the purchase of about 600,000 square miles (1,600,000 km²) from Russia for US$7,200,000 on April 9, 1867 (the treaty was signed on March 30). |
 | | Alaska has proven to be abundant with natural resources such as petroleum, natural gas, coal, timber, and salmon. |
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