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1 Alaskan History 3: Before Statehood
What do you know about the nearly 100 years between the purchase of Alaska from Russia and statehood?
Tough
10 Q
chikal98
Nov 19 08
93 plays
2 Alaskan History 2: Russian Alaska
With as interesting a history as any state in the union, Alaska began its road to statehood with its official "discovery" by the Russians.
Difficult
10 Q
chikal98
Feb 05 07
393 plays
3 Alaska's Governors
This includes questions about the people who governed Alaska, including Russian America, as well as the US Department, District, Territory, and State of Alaska.
Tough
10 Q
chikal98
Feb 11 07
243 plays
4 Alaskan History 1: Pre-European "Discovery"
Alaska had a long history before the Russians officially arrived in 1741. Unfortunately, most of recorded history begins at that point. See how much you know about Alaska before it was "discovered".
Average
10 Q
chikal98
Feb 12 07
384 plays
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Last Updated Nov 21 09 5:47 AM

Some sample questions from this category:

* Vitus Bering, with Aleksei Chirikov, was commissioned in 1741 by the Russian Tsar Peter the Great to explore the northwest coast of Alaska. Bering, though, was not Russian. What was his nationality?
* The first European settlement in Alaska was founded in about 1784 by Grigory Shelikhov at Three Saints Bay. What is the general area of this settlement called today?
* In 1799, the Russian American Company was formed under a charter by Tsar Paul I to organize and secure Russian interests in Alaska. Which of the following was probably the most compelling reason for the action?
* Before Baranov's retirement in 1818, Russian control over Alaska had begun to weaken. In 1812, the Russian American Company was forced to sign an agreement allowing another nation rights to the fur trade below latitude 55° north. What was the nation?
* Russian Decline: Which of the following things did NOT happen from 1840-1860?


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