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[Jackie P, Jordan B, and Myra ] Group 1: William H. Seward bought Alaska from Russia in 1869. He wanted to link USA with all other parts of the world to create a transcontinental railroad system. People thought it was a bad decision because it was a barren iceland. In the end, Alaska was valuable because of the gold rush in 1912, the fishing, the hunting, and the land.

[kevin smith & Cody poirier] Group 2: **1.)** Seward took a major step toward making his vision reality with the purchase of **Alaska.**


 * 2.)** Alaska was at a cheap price and had gold.


 * 3.)**Americans took over Eskimo’s land.


 * 4.)** Russia


 * 5.)** Today Alaska is a state used for winter sports and ice-fishing.

Mitchell Harris and Drew Lavigne Group 3: Alaska

1.) Why did the USA get involved with this territory? It was wicked cheap for being sold at 7.2 million dollars and it was twice the size of our biggest state Texas.

2.) What did the territory have to offer? It expanded the country, it was known for gold and ice, and it was close to Asia.

3.) How did it effect the locals? It didn’t do much because there weren’t many people there at the time.

4.) Who was the territory owned by? At first it was owned by Russia.

5.) What do we use the territory for today? It is now a state, people like to see the beautiful wonders of it and use it for winter sports such as skiing, ice fishing, and skating. [Lauren R and Carly M] Group 4:

=== Alaska was bought for 7.2 million dollars because it was a lot of land for a really cheap price. It was owned by Russia before the United states bought it. Many people ridiculed the purchase made by Seward. They regarded Alaska as a baron ice bound land and Alaska was later found to have gold! The people who lived there at the time didn’t really care what happened because there wasn’t very many people there. Alaska was good for fishing, hunting, and gold mining which helped to get money. ===

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