Alaska
Gold mine
People thought that Seward was dumb for buying Alaska from Russia until gold was discovered there.
William H. Seward
Seward bought Alaska from Russia and people called it "Seward's Icebox".
The territory of Alaska
In 1912 Alaska became a territory of the United States. Alaska later became a state in 1959.
How the United States got Alaska
Russia was selling the Alaskan territory because they we're afraid that Britian was going to take it if they went to war
Where in the world is it?
Alaska is connected to Canada and used to be owned by Russia.