A few days ago
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EsSAY HELP?

ok so i have to do an essay on the us gaining alaska and i need some info on the following:

who owned alaska before the us and what was the reason for them selling it

why was the purchase of this land important and to whom,

what was the public view of the purchase

and how was the purchase beneficial

PLEASE EXPLAIN OR GIVE ME A SITE URL TO GET ALL THIS INFO THANX

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A few days ago
Anonymous

Favorite Answer

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_purchase

This article covers your topic quite well and answers your questions. Good luck with the essay.

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A few days ago
Anonymous
General Alaska State History

http://www.theus50.com/alaska/history.shtml

A Brief History

of Alaska Statehood

(1867-1959)

http://xroads.virginia.edu/~CAP/BARTLETT/49state.html

History of Alaska

http://fairbanks-alaska.com/alaska-history.htm

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A few days ago
teacher93514
This tells about the purchase of Alaska from the American point of view:

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/today/mar30.html

This site gives the Russian reasons for the sale:

http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfak/mfaksale.html

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A few days ago
xmusicxloverx
i think russia owned it first.they thought it was useless i guess.its purchase was important to use b/c now we’re getting oil from there.if the russians had found the oil first we probably wouldn’t have alaska today.
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A few days ago
Anonymous
take a look at this: http://www.ielts-exam.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=category§ionid=7&id=15&Itemid=28
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A few days ago
mani
go to google.com and type ”history of alaska”
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A few days ago
hsmommy06
http://www.alaskahistoricalsociety.org/index.cfm?section=discover%20alaska&page=FAQs&viewpost=2&ContentId=15
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