2007-01-19 07:27:18 · 8 answers · asked by longjohn121 1 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ Other - United States
$7.2 million. In today's (2006) dollar, that is worth $49.9 million.
Alaska was admitted as the 49th state in 1959 and is the largest state of the Union. The territory was purchased from Russia in 1867 for $7,200,000 and was known as Seward's Folly (after Secretary of State William H. Seward, who negotiated the purchase).
2007-01-19 07:51:00 · answer #1 · answered by YahooPuppy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alaska was purchased from Imperial Russia on April 9, 1867 for $7,200,000. The U.S. took possession of the land on October 18 of that year.
2007-01-19 07:31:56 · answer #2 · answered by Digital Haruspex 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep, the correct answer is $6 million. The Secretary of State was Seward and the deal was referred to as "Seward's Deepfreeze".
2007-01-19 07:32:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
6 Million.
2007-01-19 07:30:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
6 mil and known as Seward's Folly.
2007-01-19 07:37:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm pretty sure it was 7.2 million dollars
ha ha I just learned about this yesterday in my U.S. class =)
2007-01-19 07:32:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
one million dollars I think?
2007-01-19 07:31:38 · answer #7 · answered by david s 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
210,000 dollars
2007-01-19 07:34:22 · answer #8 · answered by jquigg09 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋