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People went to Alaska in the late 1800s because gold was discovered in the Klondike region. It was called the Klondike Gold Rush.

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I was involved with Alaska due to the fact that the Russians were the only European power still left on the continent. The Americans made the purchase to eleiminate this presence.

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