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Russian Alaska history Unit test
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1
What was
NOT
a problem for the Russians in Alaska?
Mismanagement of resources
Other Nations taking profits by competing
Lack of familiar food
Natives attacking them
2
Which native group was most successful in trading with and fighting the Russians?
Eyak
Tlingit
Aleut
Inupiaq
3
When the United States bought Alaska, who did not become US Citizens?
Criminals
Natives classified by the Russians as "uncivilized"
Russians living in Alsaka
All Alaska Natvies
4
Was the Russian fur trade profitable?
It was at first and then declined
It was never profitable
It was always profitable
It wasn't at first but later it was profitable
5
Russian men usually brought their wives with them.
True
False
6
What was
not
a reason why the Russians sold Alaska to the United States?
The Tsar hated polar bears
Native groups were harder to control
The fur trade was less profitable
They needed the Money
7
What are 3 ways that the Russians got grain for making bread?
Trading with the Americans
Successfully Growing it
They Bought it in California
Bringing it on boats from Russia
8
Besides Russia, which nation had the biggest impact on early Alaska - exploring and fur trading
Spain
Great Britain
France
The United States
9
What was the most important animal for Furs in the beginning of the Russian colony?
Sea Otters
Beavers
Seals
Lynx
10
What was a creole and what freedoms or lack did they have?
a style of food and they could be spicy!
Someone of Russian and native decent - considered Citizens
Russian Fur Traders / were forced to pay taxes
Native Slaves / Little to no freedoms
11
When was the "discovery of Alaska" and the Sale of Alaska to the United States
1732, 1865
1741, 1867
1776,1867
1492, 1981
12
What way did the Russians
NOT
impact the Natives?
Enslaved natives and forced them to hunt for furs
Brought Disease that killed most of the population
Generally left them alone
Traded guns, ammunition, alcohol and iron
13
What group was most heavily impacted by the Russians?
Athabaskan
Yupik
Tlingit
Aleut
14
Which natives were given Russian citizenship?
Natives who had worked for 5 years for the Russians
None of them!
The natives of the Aleutian Islands and the Alaska Peninsula
All of them!
15
What is
NOT
a way the Russians tried to make money other than the Fur Trade
Tourism
Gold Mining
Ice Making
Brick Making
16
How much money did the United States by Alaska For?
125 Million which is 250 Billion in today's dollars
17.2 million which is 22 Billion Today
7.2 Million then which is 16.5 Billion in today's dollars
4.6 Million which is 12 Billion today
17
How did some Russians adapt to the cold weather in Alaska?
They built large fires
They adopted native clothing and housing
They had saunas
They had thick cotton clothes and slept on their boats
18
How did the Russians
NOT
effect Native Alaska
Culture?
They brought a new religion
They brought them new technology/ guns and Alcohol
They forced them to listen to Russian Music
Disease killed off elders who knew the history and culture
19
What was the main reason that Alaskans came here and how did they make money while here?
Ice-making and Timber
Mining and Ship Building
Fur Trading
Agriculture and Mining
20
What religion did the Russians Bring to Alaska?
Lutheranism
Judaism
Russian Orthodox
Catholicism
21
What did Russian priests do in Alaska?
Helped the natives and helped to create an Aleut alphabet
They did not come to Alaska
Taxed Alaskan Natives and generally did not care for them
Mostly worked with the Russian fur traders
22
Did the Alaska Natives in the SouthEast trade with Europeans?
No they were slaves
Yes and they got good money because of competition
Yes but they didn't profit
No they didn't interact with the Russians.
23
Where did the Russians build their first settlement? Where did they live for the most part?
Kodiak / Juneau
Dutch Harbor / Sitka
Kodiak / Sitka
Seward / Prince William Sound
24
How did most of the natives die after the Russians Arrived?
Disease
War
Slavery
Starvation
25
Which nation did not ever take part in Alaska during the 1700's
Great Britain
The United States
France
Spain
