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Alaska Purchase Treaty: Primary Documents in American History

External Websites

The following external websites contain primary source materials and related information on the U.S. purchase of Alaska.

National Archives and Records Administration

Check for the Purchase of Alaska (1868)
Copy of the Protocol of Transfer of Alaska Territory from Russia to the United States
Czar's Ratification of the Alaska Purchase Treaty
DocsTeach: Alaska External
This website is a product of the National Archives education division and is made possible in part through the National Archives Foundation. The site provides access to primary source materials related to the early history of Alaska.
Draft for Payment for the Purchase of Alaska
Original Signed Treaty Between the United States and Russia for the Purchase of the Alaska Territory with English and French Texts
Proclamation Announcing Conclusion, Signing, and Ratification of the Purchase of the Alaska Territory, Signed by President Andrew Johnson and Secretary of State William Seward
Seward's Bargain: The Alaska Purchase from Russia
Prologue Magazine, Winter 1994, Vol. 26, No. 4.
Teaching with Documents: The Migration North to Alaska
Lesson plan containing documents from the National Archives.
United States Instrument of Ratification for the Purchase of the Alaska Territory Signed by President Andrew Johnson and Secretary of State William Seward

Additional External Websites

150th Anniversary of the Alaska Treaty of Cession External
The 150th anniversary of the Alaska Treaty of Cession was 2017. To commemorate the significant event, the Alaska Historical Society coordinated a statewide calendar of celebratory events, promoting discussions by posting a series of articles, images and documents on this website, and providing links to sources for additional information along with news about commemoration activities.
Alaska's Digital Archives External
Alaska's Digital Archives presents a wealth of historical photographs, albums, oral histories, moving images, maps, documents, physical objects, and other materials from libraries, museums and archives throughout the state.

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Subjects: American History, Government, International Law, Political Science, Primary Documents in American History