Statements (21)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
treaty
|
| gptkbp:aftermath |
Alaska_became_a_U.S._territory
Alaska_became_a_state_in_1959 |
| gptkbp:awardedBy |
gptkb:Eduard_de_Stoeckl
gptkb:William_H._Seward |
| gptkbp:controversy |
initial public skepticism
referred_to_as_'Seward's_Folly' |
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:Russian_Empire
gptkb:United_States_Senate |
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
American_expansionism
Russian_imperial_interests |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Russian-American Treaty
|
| gptkbp:impact |
strategic military advantages
increased_U.S._presence_in_the_Pacific economic_opportunities_in_Alaska |
| gptkbp:involvedCountries |
gptkb:Russia
gptkb:United_States |
| gptkbp:purpose |
transfer_of_Alaska
|
| gptkbp:signature |
March 30, 1867
|
| gptkbp:significance |
expansion_of_U.S._territory
|
| gptkbp:totalGoals |
7.2 million dollars
|