Benefits of Alaska acquisition(In a list preferably)

Though mocked by some at the time, the 1867 purchase of Alaska came to be regarded as a masterful deal.

The treaty enlarged the United States by 586,000 square miles, an area more than twice the size of Texas, all for the bargain price of around two cents an acre.

Explanation:

The Senate approved the treaty of purchase on April 9; President Andrew Johnson signed the treaty on May 28, and Alaska was formally transferred to the United States on October 18, 1867. This purchase ended Russia's presence in North America and ensured U.S. access to the Pacific northern rim.

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