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Seward's Purchase of Alaska
By Rudy McGillvray
April 01, 2008
Tuesday
I just love correcting writers. The "Purchase of Alaska"
was NOT for the territory itself. Russia didn't OWN Alaska: what
they sold was "Rights of Governance" to the United
States, and no one, except an educated few understand that point.
What Russia had in Alaska was colonies, (some of them stil exist
today), and she sold us the right to govern those colonies for
the 7.2 million dollars the U.S. paid for them.
We could have done the same thing through our policy of "Manifest
Destiny" by just encouraging U.S. residents to move to Alaska
on their own. (Saving the U.S. 7.2 Million dollars) Through the
mechanisms of voting in sponsored elections, by occupying lands
adjoining the colonies. Much as the rest of the U.S. was stolen
from the Natives already living there.
Just a few thoughts for Seward's Day
Rudy McGillvray
Ketchikan, AK
About: "Long time Ketchikan
resident."
Received April 01, 2008 - Published
April 01, 2008
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