The 1867 Reversal

Legal arguments for why the Alaska Purchase should be voided

Russia Sold It. We Want It Back.

Submitted by ecoadmin on

On March 30, 1867, the Russian Empire sold Alaska to the United States for $7.2 million — about 2 cents per acre.

They didn't ask us.

They didn't ask the Indigenous peoples who actually lived there.

They just... sold it.

We've had 157 years to think about what might have been.

The Historical Context:

Why Russia Sold:

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