Russian American Company

GPTKB entity

Statements (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Association
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Alaska_Native_peoples
gptkbp:challenges environmental factors
economic downturns
indigenous resistance
gptkbp:contributedTo scientific exploration
cultural_exchange
economic_development_of_Alaska
gptkbp:dissolved 1867
gptkbp:founded 1799
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Grigory_Shelikhov
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Saint_Petersburg
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Russian American Company
gptkbp:impact gptkb:Russian_colonization_of_North_America
gptkbp:influenced American_expansionism
Russian_government_policies
gptkbp:is_involved_in fishing industry
shipbuilding
whaling industry
timber industry
seal hunting
gptkbp:keyFigures sea otter pelts
gptkbp:legacy historical significance in trade
Alaska's_cultural_heritage
impact_on_U.S.-Russia_relations
influence_on_modern_Alaska
gptkbp:majorCity fur trade
gptkbp:notable_event purchase_of_Alaska_by_the_United_States
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:North_Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Hudson's_Bay_Company
American_traders
gptkbp:parent_company gptkb:Russian_Empire
gptkbp:productionYears 19th century
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Russian_Orthodox_Church
gptkbp:sells gptkb:Unalaska
gptkb:California
gptkb:China
gptkb:Hawaii
gptkb:Sitka
gptkb:Fort_Ross
gptkb:British_North_America
Kodiak Island
Nushagak
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Alaska_Commercial_Company
gptkbp:territory gptkb:Alaska