How much did it cost the US to buy Alaska from Russia?
$1,2B
$102M
$7.2M
$250K
The looming U.S. Civil War delayed the sale, but after the war, Secretary of State William Seward quickly took up a renewed Russian offer and on March 30, 1867, agreed to a proposal from the Russian Minister in Washington, Edouard de Stoeckl, to purchase Alaska for $7.2 million.
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$1,2B
$102M
$7.2M
$250K
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