Alaska Purchase History Quiz

Let's see how much you know about the Alaska Purchase!

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The Alaska Purchase was the United State's acquisition of Alaska from?

the Russian Empire

Mexico

England

Which president was it signed by?

Abraham Lincoln

Andrew Johnson

John F. Kennedy

When was it purchased?

October 15, 1888

March 30, 1867

January 18, 1865

Why did Russia want to sell its Alaskan territory?

due to the difficulty of living there

it was not a safe place to live

they needed money

How large was Alaska?

1500 square miles

20.000 square miles

586.412 square miles

How much did the U.S. pay for Alaska?

7.2 million dollars

150 million dollars

64.5 million dollars

Which sea is to the west of Alaska?

Bering

North

Adriatic

Canada is to the east of Alaska.

True

False

Who negotiated Alaska Purchase with Russia?

John Adams

William Henry Seward

Both answers are wrong.

Valdez is the capital of Alaska.

True

False

In which month is the former transfer of Alaska to America celebrated?

October

November

September

When was the land formally transferred from Russia to America?

January 29, 1888

October 18, 1867

December 12, 1765

Alaska became a state on January 3, 1959.

True

False

What is Alaska?

continent

island

peninsula

What language is not spoken in Alaska?

Chinese

Yupik

Spanish

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