(A) the Russian government
(B) ** native tribes in the purchased territory
(C) the US
(D) Russians living in the purchased territory
EXPLANATIONS BELOW
Concept note-1: -The Senate approved the treaty of purchase on April 9; President Andrew Johnson signed the treaty on May 28, and Alaska was formally transferred to the United States on October 18, 1867. This purchase ended Russia’s presence in North America and ensured U.S. access to the Pacific northern rim.
Concept note-2: -It’s been called “Seward’s Folly, ” but it could just as well be known as “Sumner’s Project.” As history books tell the story, in 1867 Secretary of State William Seward secretly negotiated with Russian officials to purchase the Alaskan territory for $7.2 million, putting Alaska on the road toward statehood in 1959.
Concept note-3: -The advantages of this purchase were: doubled countries size, rich in timber, oil, and natural resources (gold). Disadvantages of the purchase: Vast tundra of snow and ice 1, 000 miles north of its border.
Concept note-4: -The acquisition of Alaska by the United States on March 30, 1867, was dubbed “Seward’s Folly” or ridiculed as “Seward’s Icebox” by critics at the time.