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By maureeml
On July 8, 2019
Bell Ringer: Colonization of Alaska
Colonization of Alaska
Russians colonized Alaska in 1741 to utilize the region’s natural resources. The United States purchased the land from Russia 126 years later. Alaska State Museum’s Curator of Collections Steven Henrikson explained the period of colonization and how it impacted Alaskan Natives, who had been living off the land and its resources for centuries prior.
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Russians colonized Alaska in 1741 to utilize the region’s natural resources. The United States purchased the land from Russia 126 years later. Alaska State Museum’s Curator of Collections Steven Henrikson explained the period of colonization and how it impacted Alaskan Natives, who had been living off the land and its resources for centuries prior.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- How did the Tlingit (Klin-kit or TLIN-git) record history?
- What is the "doctrine of discovery" and what did it require?
- What led Europeans and Americans to come to Alaska?
- Who and how did the Russians rely on to hunt sea otters?
- What motivated the Russians to sell Alaska? What motivated Americans to buy Alaska?
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Vocabulary
- Aleutian Indian
- Doctrine Of Discovery
- Economics
- Enslavement
- Fur Trade
- Manifest Destiny