Alaska Purchase Act

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:U._S._House_of_Representatives_(1893-1895)
gptkbp:acquired gptkb:Russian_Empire
gptkbp:affects U. S. presence in Arctic
gptkbp:community_impact U. S.-Russia relations
gptkbp:controversy gptkb:Seward's_Folly
gptkbp:cultural_impact land rights issues
Alaska Native rights
gptkbp:diplomatic_relations gptkb:U._S._and_Russia
gptkbp:economic_impact resource development
gptkbp:effective_date March 30, 1867
October 18, 1867
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:election
gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:historical_context post-Civil War expansion
gptkbp:historical_debate value of purchase
gptkbp:historical_significance strategic military location
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Alaska Purchase Act
gptkbp:impact U. S. foreign policy
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Manifest_Destiny
gptkbp:is_a_supporter_of expansionists
gptkbp:is_opposed_by anti-imperialists
gptkbp:legacy Alaska's resources
gptkbp:legal_issue gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Alaska_Organic_Act
gptkbp:location gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:negotiated_by Seward's diplomacy
gptkbp:next_event gptkb:item
gptkbp:price 7.2 million dollars
gptkbp:public_perception gptkb:James_G._Blaine
gptkb:Henry_Nixon
gptkb:President_Barack_Obama
gptkb:Sir_Ronald_Reagan
gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkb:Andrew_Johnson
gptkb:Bill_Clinton
gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt
gptkb:George_W._Bush
gptkb:Harry_S._Truman
gptkb:John_F._Kennedy
gptkb:Henry_Cabot_Lodge
gptkb:Charles_Sumner
gptkb:Donald_Trump
gptkb:Joe_Biden
gptkb:William_H._Taft
mixed reactions
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Alaska_Statehood
gptkbp:responds_to skepticism
gptkbp:signed_by gptkb:William_Henry_Seward
gptkbp:significance expanded U. S. territory
gptkbp:territory gptkb:Alaska
land purchase