Who did the United States purchase Alaska from?

Question

Who did the United States purchase Alaska from?

Answer 1

Russia, for a mere 2 centas an acre. Can't find a bargain like that anymore

Answer 2

russia.

Answer 3

The best thing to do would be to check the receipt.

Answer 4

The area that became Alaska was purchased from the Russian Empire on March 30, 1867, for 7.2 million dollars (at 2 cents per acre) after Congress concluded its resources could be vitally important to the nation's future growth. The land went through several administrative changes before becoming an organized territory on May 11, 1912 and the 49th state of the U.S. on January 3, 1959. The name "Alaska" was already introduced in the Russian colonial time, when it was only used for the peninsula and is derived from the Aleut alaxsxaq, meaning "the mainland," or more literally, "the object towards which the action of the sea is directed."[4] It is also known as Alyeska, the "great land", an Aleut word derived from the same root.

Answer 5

PURCHASED FROM RUSSIAN REPUBLIC,OFTEN REFERED TO AS SEWARDS FOLLY,BECAUSE MAJORITY OF US CITIZENS THOUGHT THE PURCHASE NEGOTIATED BY U.S. REP SEWARD FOR 7 MILLION DOLLARS WAS SILLY AND IRRESPONSIBLE

Answer 6

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_purc...

Answer 7

russia, it was called sewards folly

Answer 8

russia. duh.

Answer 9

Russia

Answer 10

On March 30, 1867, Secretary of State William H. Seward signed an agreement with Baron Edouard Stoeckl, the Russian Minister to the United States for the purchase

of Alaska

President Andrew Johnson paid a pricely sum of USD$7.2m at the time.

Answer 11

Russia will take it back, because u.s.a didn't finish the full payment. the deal had been canceled.

Answer 12

Hey how bout you just give the answer....It was Russia

Answer 13

Alaska was purchased from Russia in the 1800s.

Answer 14

Simple Answer: Russia :)

Answer 15

On March 30, 1867, the United States reached an agreement to purchase Alaska from Russia for a price of $7.2 million.

Answer 16

Russia... for memory.