Form 15: Alaska Purchase and Hawaii Annexation Exercise

Form 15: Alaska Purchase and Hawaii Annexation

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Form 15: Alaska Purchase and Hawaii Annexation

Learn about the Alaska Purchase and the annexation of Hawaii into the United States. Locate these non-contiguous territories and understand their historical acquisition.

Questions

  1. MultiChoice

    In what year did the United States purchase Alaska from the Russian Empire?

  2. MultiChoice

    Who was the U.S. Secretary of State who negotiated the purchase of Alaska?

  3. MultiChoice

    What critical nickname was given to the purchase of Alaska by skeptics at the time?

  4. MultiChoice

    How much money did the United States pay Russia for the purchase of Alaska?

  5. MultiChoice

    In what year was the Hawaiian kingdom officially annexed by the United States?

  6. MultiChoice

    Who was the last reigning monarch of Hawaii before the kingdom was overthrown?

  7. MultiChoice

    Which island chain in the Pacific Ocean became a U.S. territory and later the 50th state?

  8. MultiChoice

    In what year were both Alaska and Hawaii admitted as official U.S. states?

  9. MultiChoice

    What major natural resources discovered in Alaska later proved its immense economic value?

  10. MultiChoice

    Which narrow body of water separates Alaska from the Russian coastline?

  11. MultiChoice

    Which strategic naval base location made the Hawaiian Islands vital to the U.S. Navy?

  12. MultiChoice

    Which joint Congressional resolution officially annexed Hawaii to the U.S. in 1898?