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gptkbp:instanceOf
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historical event
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gptkbp:acquisition
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gptkb:United_States
1867
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gptkbp:area
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586,412 square miles
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gptkbp:cultural_significance
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Indigenous peoples
Russian_heritage
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gptkbp:culturalEvents
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Alaska Day
Seward's_Folly_celebrations
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gptkbp:date
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March 30, 1867
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gptkbp:enactedBy
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October 18, 1867
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gptkbp:environmental_impact
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wildlife conservation
climate change awareness
increased trade
tourism growth
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gptkbp:historical_figure
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gptkb:Senator_Charles_Sumner
gptkb:Senator_Benjamin_Wade
gptkb:William_H._Seward
gptkb:Tsar_Alexander_II
gptkb:President_Andrew_Johnson
explorers
scientists
politicians
fishermen
miners
settlers
environmentalists
trappers
businessmen
Governor_of_Alaska
Alaska_Native_leaders
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gptkbp:historicalContext
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gptkb:Cold_War
Manifest Destiny
Russian_expansionism
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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purchase of Alaska
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gptkbp:impact
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expanded_U.S._territory
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gptkbp:influence
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strategic location
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gptkbp:legislation
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Treaty of Cession
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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strategic defense
Cold_War_bases
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gptkbp:naturalResources
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gold
timber
fish
oil
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:Seward's_Folly
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gptkbp:public_perception
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initially criticized
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gptkbp:sells
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gptkb:Russian_Empire
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gptkbp:signatories
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gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
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gptkbp:signature
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gptkb:William_H._Seward
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gptkbp:state
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January 3, 1959
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gptkbp:territory
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became_a_U.S._territory
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gptkbp:values
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7.2 million dollars
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