Alaska and Hawaii
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PATRICK CHIN
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Alaska and Hawaii
TP: Great Historians evaluate perspectives regarding United States imperialism beyond the Pacific Ocean through primary source analysis
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Imperialism: A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy (negotiate, discuss/talk) or military force.
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Purchase of Alaska
In 1866 the Russian government offered to sell the territory of Alaska to the United States. Secretary of State William H. Seward, enthusiastic about the prospects of American expansion, negotiated the deal for the Americans.
On March 30, 1867, the two parties agreed that the United States would pay Russia $7.2 million for the territory of Alaska.
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Purchase of Alaska
For less than two cents an acre, the United States acquired nearly 600,000 square miles.
Opponents of the Alaska Purchase persisted in calling it “Seward’s Folly” or “Seward’s Icebox” until 1896, when the great Klondike Gold Strike convinced even the harshest critics that Alaska was a valuable addition to American territory.
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