Alaska State History for Kids - Ducksters
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Timeline 1728: Danish explorer Vitus Bering discovers the Bering Strait. 1741: Vitus Bering returns and explores the Alaskan coastline. 1776: British explorer Captain James Cook makes contact with Alaskan natives while searching for the Northwest passage. 1783: Russian fur traders established the first white settlement on Kodiak Island. 1784: The Russians establish a permanent settlement on Kodiak Island. 1804: Sitka was permanently founded by the Russians. 1824-1828: In treaties with the United States and Great Britain, Russia agreed to recognize latitude 54° 40 N as Alaska’s southern boundary and longitude 141° W as the eastern boundary. 1867: Alaska is purchased from Russia by the United States for $7,200,000. 1728 - Danish explorer Vitus Bering discovers the Bering Strait. 1741 - Vitus Bering returns and explores the Alaskan coastline. 1783 Russian fur traders established the first white settlement on Kodiak Island. 1804 Sitka was permanently founded by the Russians. ...
1728: Danish explorer Vitus Bering discovers the Bering Strait.
1741: Vitus Bering returns and explores the Alaskan coastline.
1776: British explorer Captain James Cook makes contact with Alaskan natives while searching for the Northwest passage.
1783: Russian fur traders established the first white settlement on Kodiak Island.
1784: The Russians establish a permanent settlement on Kodiak Island.
1804: Sitka was permanently founded by the Russians.
1824-1828: In treaties with the United States and Great Britain, Russia agreed to recognize latitude 54° 40 N as Alaska’s southern boundary and longitude 141° W as the eastern boundary.
1867: Alaska is purchased from Russia by the United States for $7,200,000.
1728 - Danish explorer Vitus Bering discovers the Bering Strait.
1741 - Vitus Bering returns and explores the Alaskan coastline.
1783 Russian fur traders established the first white settlement on Kodiak Island.
1804 Sitka was permanently founded by the Russians. ...
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