United States acquisition of Alaska

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/United_States_acquisition_of_Alaska
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Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:acceptsPaymentMethod gptkb:gold
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Alaska_Purchase
gptkbp:areaAcquired approximately 586,412 square miles
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Alaska_Day
gptkbp:currency gptkb:US_dollars
gptkbp:date 1867
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Alaska_Territory
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United States acquisition of Alaska
gptkbp:locationTransferred gptkb:Sitka,_Alaska
gptkbp:negotiatorForRussia gptkb:Eduard_de_Stoeckl
gptkbp:negotiatorForUS gptkb:William_H._Seward
gptkbp:popularlyCalled gptkb:Seward's_Folly
gptkb:Seward's_Icebox
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Russian_America
gptkbp:priceRange 7.2 million US dollars
gptkbp:purchaser gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:ratificationVote 37-2
gptkbp:ratifiedBy gptkb:United_States_Senate
gptkbp:regionAcquired gptkb:Alaska
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Klondike_Gold_Rush
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Andrew_Johnson
gptkb:Tsar_Alexander_II
gptkbp:sells gptkb:Russian_Empire
gptkbp:significance strategic military location
expanded US territory
access to natural resources
gptkbp:transferCeremonyDate October 18, 1867
gptkbp:treaty March 30, 1867
gptkbp:treatyRatified October 18, 1867
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:DenaŹ¼ina_people
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7