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There was cheap land in alaska like there had already been out west.
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This was also called Sewards Folly because people thought it was foolish to buy an icebox. Alaska was purchased for 7.2 milloin dollars which is about 116 million now.
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This was discovered near Janeau. The gold was discovered by Joseph Janeau and Richard at silver bowl basin.
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There were 30 to 40 thousand people. Most poeple didnt arrive until summer 1898.
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An international comission settled a dispute between the United States and Canada over Alaskas bounderies.
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Alaskans elect their their first there first delagate as a U.S territory.
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Congress establishes Alaska as a new territory. This state was previously was district of Alaska.
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This railroad is about 470 miles wrong.
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The Federal Government began a project to settle farmers in the Matanuska Valley.
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Japaneese bomb dutch harbor and invade the Aleutians. The alaska highway was finished around the same time.
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On January 3 1959 Alaska became the 49th state and the first one that was not connected to the other 48 states. Although at first everyone thought it was a bad idea to purchase
