Alaska has never been Canadian/French. We bought it off the Russians for a song and a dance.
I stand corrected.
"The news of the British North America Act, 1867, was nervously received in Washington, DC. It would create, on July 1, 1867, "one dominion under the name of Canada," and this led to expressions of "grave misgivings on the establishment of a monarchial state to the north" in what Canadians then called "the republic to the south." (See McNaughton's excellent Short History of Canada.) U.S. Secretary of State William Seward thus urged, and the United States Senate thus approved, the treaty authorizing the purchase of Alaska from Russia for US$7,200,000 on 9 April 1867. The United States took possession and the American flag was raised over Alaska on 18 October, which is commemorated as Alaska Day."
We got screwd out of our arrogance. USA - 1 Canada - 1 000 998
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SEE! We had to buy it to keep you redcoats in line. Getting a crapload of oil was just a bonus.
I wonder what $7,200,000 in 1867 is equivelant to in todays dollars.