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    1812 - 1815 - The War of 1812 between U.S. and Great Britain, ended in a stalemate but
    confirmed America's Independence

    1823 President James Monroe, seeking to prevent European intervention, issues the Monroe Doctrine

    1861 Gold is discovered in Alaska

    1861 - 1865 The American Civil War. In 1859 John Brown raided Harpers Ferry and set in
    motion events that led directly to the outbreak of the Civil War. Abraham Lincoln, a
    known opponent of slavery, was elected president and in 1861 the South Secedes. The
    initial Secession of South Carolina was followed by the secession of Mississippi, Florida,
    Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina.
    These eleven states eventually formed the Confederate States of America. The
    bombardment of Fort Sumter was the opening engagement of the American Civil War.
    The surrender of Robert E. Lee on April 9 1865 signalled the end of the Confederacy

    1865 December 6 - The Abolishment of Slavery. The Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S Constitution is ratified, thus officially abolishing slavery

    1867 The territory was purchased from Russia for $7,200,000 and was known as Seward's Folly (after Secretary of State William H. Seward, who negotiated the purchase) until gold was discovered

    1898-1901 The Spanish American War. On December 10, 1898 the Treaty of Paris the US annexes Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines.

    1903 Alaska-Canada border is settled

    January 3, 1959Alaska was admitted to the Union - January 3, 1959

Origin of the name - Named after the Aleut word "Alyeska," meaning "great land."

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