Stories about the land

174 1 In June, Danish explorer Vitas Bering led a group of Russian sailors to explore eastward from Siberia, hoping to find the connection point between Asia and America. The discovery of Alaska has added a big piece to the human geography puzzle.

In order to commemorate this man who arrived in this sea area for the first time, people named this unnamed sea area "Bering Sea".

1784, the Russians established the first permanent settlement in Kodiak. By 1799, their tentacles have extended eastward to Sitka on the southeast coast. In order to further expand its colonial interests, Russia established an American company on 1799 to colonize local residents.

After the outbreak of the European War in the 1920s, Russia was too tired to care, and its control over Alaska was greatly reduced. Whalers and fur traders from other countries have come to this Russian territory to grab the interests of Russians.

1854, the Crimean war broke out, and Russia was defeated by the British and French Coalition forces, with heavy losses. Alexander II, who was newly enthroned, was worried about the power of Britain and France and had the idea of giving up Alaska.

Alaska is next to the British colony of Canada, and it is difficult to keep it. If the British use this as a springboard to attack the Russian mainland, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Therefore, it is better to sell it for a few dollars, and we can also use the hands of others to stop the British threat to Russia.

186 1 the civil war broke out in the United States, and the western European powers planned to take the opportunity to support the south in dismembering the newborn United States. President Lincoln thought that the United States alone was difficult to support, so he turned to Tsarist Russia, the enemy of western European powers, for help.

The tsar also wanted to avenge the Crimean War, so he sent a fleet to new york Port to stand for the federal government. The Union Army gained a precious respite and finally won the war.

Russia didn't fire a shot in the war, but just to let the fleet bypass the United States, it also needed a huge expense. Russia, which has run out of funds, is even tighter and unsustainable. The issue of selling Alaska territory has been put on the agenda again, and buyers are locked in the United States.

The federal government had to take over Alaska because it got help from Russia during the war. And in order to show the strength of the new America, they also offered very generous conditions. Seward, then Secretary of State of the United States, offered a price that was very satisfactory to the Tsar: $7.2 million. 1867, the star-spangled banner was first raised in Alaska.

A check for $7.2 million in Alaska.

Facts have proved that the Russians suffered heavy losses in this transaction.

Alaska is located at the northwest end of the North American continent, bordering Canada in the east and the Arctic Ocean, Bering Sea and North Pacific Ocean on the other three sides. The state has 17 of the 20 highest peaks in the United States, and the 6 194-meter McKinley is the highest peak in North America. Most active glaciers in the world are located in Azhou, and Malaspina, the largest glacier basin, covers an area of 5703km? . ?

State area 1, 717,854 km? , accounting for 20% of the national area, is the largest state in the United States. The southeast and south-central regions belong to temperate climate, and the annual temperature is about 0℃ ~ 15℃. The inland climate is continental, reaching 26℃ in summer and-15℃ in winter. The west and southwest are affected by ocean currents, and the cold wind is strong; The Arctic Circle has a polar climate, and the temperature is below zero all the year round.

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