,,iii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #aaa  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #d1 #bjag ,mr4 
,sullivan 7= himself & ,ms4 ,murk[ski7  
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
consid]$ & agre$ to  ,,resolution       
,celebrat+ ! #aej? anniv]s>y ( ! ,alaska
 ,pur*ase4  ,:]eas ,secret>y ( ,/ate    
,william ,h4 ,sew>d agre$ to pur*ase    
,alaska f ,russia on ,m>* #cj1 #ahfg1 = 
approximately #b c5ts p] acre2 ,:]eas ! 
,s5ate ratifi$ ! treaty ) ,russia reg>d+
 ! pur*ase ( ,alaska on ,april #i1      
#ahfg1 & ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives      
approv$ ! fund appropriation = t pur*ase
 on ,july #ad1 #ahfh2 ,:]eas1 on ,augu/ 
#a1 #ahfh1 ! ,envoy ,extraord9>y &      
,m9i/] ,pl5ipot5ti>y ( ,8 ,maje/y !     
,emp]or ( all ! ,russias ackn[l$g$ t    
#g1bjj1jjj _h be5 receiv$ f ! ,unit$    
,/ates ,treasury z paym5t 9 full = !    
cession ( ,alaska2 ,:]eas ,new          
,ar*angel1 lat] ,sitka1 s]v$ z-- 7#a7 ! 
capital ( ! t]ritory ( ,alaska f ! "t ( 
,russian rule until #aijf2 &  7#b7 !    

location = ! sign+ ( ! ,alaska ,pur*ase 
on ,octob] #ah1 #ahfg2 ,:]eas ,alaska is
 home to--  7#a7 ! highe/ m\nta9 peak 9 
,nor? ,am]ica1 ,d5ali1 :i* rises #bj1caj
 feet above sea level2  7#b7 !          
nor!rnmo/1 ea/]nmo/1 & we/]nmo/ po9ts ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#c7 m active glaci]s 
& ice fields ?an 9 ! re/ ( ! inhabit$   
_w2  7#d7 a v>iety ( animal species1    
includ+-- 7,a7 ! l>ge/ conc5tration (   
,am]ican ,bald ,eagles & ! l>ge/ species
 ( br[n be> 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7,b7  
#ij p]c5t ( ! sea ott]s 9 ! _w2  7#e7   
#bd national p>ks1 includ+ ! #e l>ge/   
national p>ks 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1        
,wrangell-,/4 ,elias ,national ,p>k1 !  
,gates ( ! ,arctic ,national ,p>k &     
,pres]ve1 ,d5ali ,national ,p>k &       
,pres]ve1 ,katmai ,national ,p>k &      
,pres]ve1 & ,glaci] ,bay ,national ,p>k1
 :i*1 toge!r1 are l>g] ?an ! #h smalle/ 
,/ates comb9$2  7#f7 ! #b l>ge/ national
 =e/s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ! ,tongass &   
,*uga* ,national ,=e/s1 spann+ m ?an    
#cg1jjj squ>e miles2  7#g7 m ?an #ch    

p]c5t ( ! %orel9e & ne>ly #ed p]c5t ( ! 
coa/l9e ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#h7 m    
,f$]al l& ?an !re is total l& 9 ! ,/ates
 ( ,texas & ,nebraska comb9$2 ,:]eas1 9 
#aiac1 ! fir/ act ( ! fir/ ,t]ritorial  
,legislature ( ,alaska 0 to grant wom5  
suffrage2 ,:]eas !re are #bbi f$]ally   
recogniz$ tribes 9 ,alaska & #bj ,alaska
 ,native languages are spok5 9 ! ,/ate2 
,:]eas1 on ,decemb] #ah1 #aiga1 ! l&m>k 
,alaska ,native ,claims ,settlem5t ,act 
7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #afja et seq47 0 sign$   
into law1 :i* e/abli%$ #ac ,alaska      
,native ,regional ,corporations & m ?an 
#bjj ,alaska ,native ,village           
,corporations2 ,:]eas m ?an #dd1jjj1jjj 
acres ( l& 9 ,alaska are "u ,alaska     
,native own]%ip2 ,:]eas ! #c mo/ div]se 
c5sus tracts 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates are      
locat$ 9 ! ,municipality ( ,an*orage2   
,:]eas1 dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii1 ! ,imp]ial   
,japanese ,navy invad$ & occupi$        
portions ( ! ,aleutian ,isl&s ( ,alaska2
 ,:]eas ,alaska has-- 7#a7 #ab major    
milit>y bases & /ations t are home to   

honorable m5 & wom5 :o s]ve ! ,unit$    
,/ates 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces2 &  7#b7 ! highe/
 numb] ( vet]ans 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates p]   
capita2 ,:]eas "s ( ! highe/ produc+ oil
 & natural gas fields 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
are on ! ,nor? ,slope 9 ,alaska2 ,:]eas 
m crude oil has be5 produc$ f ,/ate l&s 
on ! ,nor? ,slope 9 ,alaska ?an f ,f$]al
 l&s 9 ! ,c5tral ,gulf ( ,mexico2 ,:]eas
 ! ports ( ,alaska consi/5tly process ! 
highe/ volume ( comm]cial seafood t l&s 
9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ,alaska has   
va/ res]ves ( m9]als & ! ,r$ ,dog ,m9e  
is "o ( ! l>ge/ z9c m9es 9 ! _w2 ,:]eas 
,alaska has produc$ _w record-break+    
agricultural products1 su* z ! heavie/  
cabbage at #ach4be p\nds & ! heavie/    
broccoli at #ce p\nds2 ,:]eas ! ,aurora 
,borealis is visible f ,fairbanks an    
av]age ( #bdc days ea* ye>2 ,:]eas      
,girdwood 0 recogniz$ by ,national      
,geographic z ! _w's be/ ski t[n2       
,:]eas1 9 ! nor!rnmo/ t[n 9 ,alaska1 !  
sun does n set = approximately #hj days 
9 ! summ] & does n rise = approximately 

#fj days 9 ! he>t ( w9t]2 ,:]eas        
,presid5t ,dwight ,d4 ,eis5h[] sign$ !  
proclamation admitt+ ,alaska to ! ,unit$
 ,/ates on ,janu>y #c1 #aiei2 & ,:]eas  
,alaska is ! l>ge/ ,/ate 9 ! ,unit$     
,/ates 9 l& area at m ?an #ehf1jjj squ>e
 miles & con/itutes almo/ #a_/e ! size (
 ! contigu\s ,unit$ ,/ates3 ,n[1 !re=e1 
be x  ,t ! ,s5ate comm5ds ! ,/ate (     
,alaska on1 & jo9s ) ! p ( ! ,/ate (    
,alaska 9 celebrat+1 ! #aej? anniv]s>y (
 ! ,alaska ,pur*ase4