how did united states acquire alaska
The Alaska Purchase (Russian: Ð¿ÑÐ¾Ð´Ð°Ð¶Ð° Ð°Ð»ÑÑÐºÐ¸, tr. Prodazha Alyaski) was the United States' acquisition of Alaska from the Russian Empire on March 30, 1867, by a treaty ratified by the United States Senate, and signed by president Andrew Johnson. Russia wanted to sell its Alaskan territory, fearing that it might be seized if war broke out with the United Kingdom.