what country was Alaska originally part of?

Question

i thought it was russia for a long time and have spoken to many there that stated the same but have aquaintances that argue this.

Answer 1

It was Russian territory until it was purchased by the U.S. At the time it was called Seward's Folley, named after the man who negociated the deal.

Answer 2

Russia

Answer 3

Russia

Answer 4

The earliest inhabitants were asiatic groups who crossed the Bering Land Bridge into what is now western Alaska. Many, if not most, of the pre-Columbian peoples of the Americas crossed the land bridge before migrating south. At the time of European contact by the Russian explorers, the area was populated by the Inuit and a variety of other Indigenous groups.
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Spanish claims to Alaska dated to the papal bull of 1493, which divided the entire globe into Spanish and Portuguese hemispheres for the purpose of establishing colonies. The entire west coast of North America was within the portion of the globe granted to Spain. In 1513, this claim was reinforced by Vasco Núñez de Balboa, the Spanish explorer, when he claimed all lands adjoining the Pacific Ocean for the Spanish Crown. Spain was sufficiently confident in these claims, that it took little or no action to actually colonize the claimed territory north of Mexico for over 250 years.

Answer 5

It was, indeed, Russia. Explorers reaching Alaska land fall in 1741. Obviously, before that there was an indigenous population, bu they did not function as an organized nation.

Answer 6

Alaska was bought from Russia.

Answer 7

It was originally a part of Russia and was sold to the USA for the now insignificant amount of $7 million...

Answer 8

The US purchased it from Russia

Answer 9

Coldplaceistan...

Answer 10

Wiki's take on Alaska's history is here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Alaska