Treaty of Saint Petersburg (1825)

Treaty of Saint Petersburg (1825)

The Treaty of Saint Petersburg of 1825 defined the boundaries between the Russian claims (Alaska, which was later sold in 1867 to the United States) and the British claims in North America. [ [http://explorenorth.com/library/history/bl-bjones3-18a.htm A Merged History of Canada and The United States] , see section "1825: Anglo-Russian Convention"]

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