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Which of the following territories was purchased by the United States in 1867 for $7.2 million (2 cents per acre)?

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r-ruslan [8.4K]2 years ago

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In 1867 the U.S purchased Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million an acre.

Alona [7]2 years ago

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Answer:

Alaska

Explanation:

On March 30, 1867, US Secretary of State William H. Seward agreed to buy Alaska from Russia for about $ 7.2 million. We may even consider that the price the Americans paid was a “bargain” when considering the approximate area of 1 600 000 km² of land acquired.

The main reason why the rulers wanted this land so badly was that its annexation would increase the size of the US by almost 20%. After many conversations and discussions that supposedly took a whole night, the United States and Russia finally signed the deal at dawn on March 30.

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