VGPolyglot on 03 November 2017
Farsala said:
Alaska for example, I don't think they could tax any of the residents there like the other european countries did with their claims. Of course USA took advantage of that by purchasing it, thus making an official record of ownership, but it really wasn't anyones territory at the time imo other then the people living there. |
Well, the UK and the US had both signed treaties beforehand though, recognizing Russian claims:
https://www.revolvy.com/main/index.php?s=Treaty%20of%20St.%20Petersburg%20(1825)&item_type=topic
http://www.explorenorth.com/library/history/bl-rusus1825.htm
Now, I guess Russia didn't have complete control over the territory, but it was recognized by the relevant parties.
