Alaska History Final

The approximate size of Alaska in sq. miles is...

Became a national park in 1917

Experienced Siberian fur traders

How long did the American flag have 49 states before the admittance of Hawaii as a state?

What was the first act by the territorial legislature set up by the Second Organic Act of 1912?

Which of the following were forms of technology that helped ships navigate the inside passage following WW2?

What is the difference between relative location and absolute location?

Russian missionary who was known as "Bishop Innocent"

Who were the Cook Inlet Natives who traded with Captain Cook?

President of the US who traveled to Alaska to drive the "golden spike" completing the Alaskan Railroad

What law, passed by Congress, set up the first civilian government in Alaska?

He was appointed the first General Agent of Education in Alaska

What was the single most important issue during this time in Territorial Alaska?

How much revenue was brought in to the state by oil lease sales in 1969?

In what year was the Prudhoe Bay oil field discovered?

He was appointed the first Territorial Governor of Alaska

What are the main differences between physical and human geography?

Who was the first European credited with "discovering" Alaska?

The Alaska Railroad help cut frieght costs and supplied cheap coal for energy to which of the major gold strikes

First Alaskan to introduce a bill to Congress to grant Alaska statehood in 1916

Russian Navy Ship that helped conquer Tlingit in Battle of Sitka

In what Alaskan city was the first permanent Russian settlement?

Became a National Park in 1905

Which of the following is the main reason Russia had initial interest in Alaska?

What is Beringia?

A special Russian military group who were fierce fighters and loyal to the Russian Tsar

What Alaska Native people did Russia enslave to help them hunt/collect fur pelts?

What was the name of the commission Congress created to oversee construction and maintenance of roads in Alaska?

Name the mountain range that has the highest mountains in Alaska

Was set up by Russian government to run their business affairs in Alaska

A ship with both rectangle and triangle sails

What was the traditional type of meeting held to deal with local gov. issues in the early territorial years called?

What was the first temporary captitol of Alaska?

Based on our website (book), what the the Alaska Railroad an attack on?

Why was Capt. Cook summoned out of retirement in 1776?

In what year did Alaskan's approve the banning of fish traps?

Why would Gen. Mitchel describe Alaska in the 1930's as the center of the world?

This device measures the sun and stars angles to determine a ships position

A Monoarchial leader of Russia

Became a National Park in 1909

How was it determined who would be the senior senator from Alaska?

What do Russia, Sweden, Norway, Greenland, Canada and Alaska have in common?

What two resources sparked interest from people in America concerning the Alaska territory after purchase

What amendment started the prohibition era?

Was a famous supporter of Alaska gaining statehood following his push to buy Alaska from Russian

A disease caused by a lack of vitamin C

What crop did the Russians teach the Tlingits to grow?

Triangular sail that grabs the wind and makes it easier to sail into the wind

He was elected the first unofficial Alaska delegate to the US House of Reps

What year did the State of Alaska start a public ferry system service?