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The AlaskaPurchase was the purchase of Alaska from the Russian Empire by the United States for a sum of $7.2 million in 1867 (equivalent to $132 million in 2024). [1]
1 day ago · Remembering the Alaska Purchase A late-night knock on the door led to the second largest territorial acquisition in U.S. history. Map of Russian America by J. F. Lewis in 1867. Library of Congress.
Jan 30, 2026 · Alaska Purchase, acquisition in 1867 by the U.S. from Russia of 586,412 square miles of land at the northwestern tip of the North American continent, comprising the current U.S. state of Alaska. The $7....
3 days ago · On March 30, 1867, the United States agreed to purchaseAlaska from Russia for $7.2 million, securing the vast territory that was initially mocked as "Seward's Folly." But the acquisition would prove trans...
Feb 10, 2026 · The Alaska Purchase was a landmark deal between the United States and the Russian Empire during Russian colonization of Alaska. On March 30, 1867, the U.S. agreed to buy Alaska for $7.2 million.
3 days ago · On March 30, 1867, the United States agreed to purchaseAlaska from Russia. Secretary of State William H. Seward negotiated the deal, securing the vast territory for $7.2 million—roughly two cents per acre...
The purchase of Alaska in 1867 marked the end of Russian efforts to expand trade and settlements to the Pacific coast of North America, and became an important step in the United States rise as a great power in the As...
Jun 12, 2020 · On March 30, 1867, the United States reached an agreement to purchase Alaska from Russia for a price of $7.2 million. The Treaty with Russia was negotiated and signed by Secretary of State William Sewar...
14 hours ago · The author is a writer and senior fellow at the Institute for Social and Economic Research. On the night of March 29, 1867, in Washington, a late visitor arrived at the home of Secretary of State Willia...
To most everyone, the United States has owned Alaska since the Treaty of Cession was signed on March 30, 1867, when Russia agreed to sell its North American colony for $7.2 million.