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In 1867, the United States expanded its territory by purchasing Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million, a move initiated by Secretary of State William H. Seward and Russia's Emperor Alexander II. This acquisition, covering about 586,412 square miles—roughly twice the size of Texas—marked the final territorial expansion of the U.S. on the North American mainland. While some Americans saw it as a strategic advantage for trade with Asia, others criticized it as "Seward's Folly," doubting its value. The significance of this expansion became evident with the Klondike Gold Rush in 1896, which not only attracted a surge of prospectors but also prompted the U.S. to invest in Alaska's infrastructure and led to significant population growth. This period also saw adverse effects on Indigenous Alaskans, including diseases, land conflicts, and a push towards assimilation that disrupted their traditional ways of life and education.


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