The document summarizes the Russian colonization of Alaska and California between the 18th and 19th centuries. Russian explorers established trading posts in Alaska, the Aleutian Islands, Hawaii, and Northern California beginning in the 18th century. By the 19th century, Russia had established colonies in Alaska and California, with populations of around 4,000 and 150 people respectively. However, due to financial difficulties, Russia sold Alaska to the United States in 1867 and abandoned its California colony in 1841.

1.  Nayeli Mora
 Perla Trueba
 Juyoung Park
 Charlie Rodiles
 Leopoldo Beltran
 Ana Vega
Russian American (1733-1867)

3.  Russian explorers
and settlers continued
to establish trading
posts in mainland
Alaska, on the
Aleutian Islands,
Hawaii and Northern
California.
Grigory Shelikhov.

4. Some researchers believe
that the first Russian
settlement in Alaska was
established in 17th century.
In 1648,
several expeditionary men
were thrown to Alaska by
storm and founded this
settlement.

5. COLONIZATION OF ALASKA
 Russian colonies’ population
was about 4,000,0000
 From 1732 to 1867.
 The Russian-American
Company was formed in 1799
with the influence of Nikolay
Rezanov for the purpose of
hunting sea otters for their fur.
 Alaska’s population was
made by mostly native
Alaskans.
 The number of Russians
rarely exceeded 500 at any
one time.

6. END OF THE RUSSIAN ALASKA COLONY
By the 1860’s, Russia was in a difficult financial
position, and feared losing Alaska without any
compensation if they got into some conflict in the
future, so they decided to sell it (Alaskan territory)
to the United States for only 2 cents an acre. But
few years later, in Alaska, there were lots of
natural resources like gold and oil, and 10% of the
patrons in the world.

7. COLONIZATION OF CALIFORNIA
 From 1812 to 1841.
 Established in 1812 near
Bodega Bay at Fort Rossi
in Northern California.
 By 1818 there were 26
Russians & 102 Native
Americans total.
 They ran the commercial
operation by Russian-
American fur company

8. END OF CALIFORNIA COLONY
The fur trade had
depleted and the
governments of France,
Britain and Mexico had
declined.
In 1841, Russians
decided to abandon Fort
Ross. Russian California
was handed in peacefully
and completely free.

9. Main Problems of Russian America
As already mentioned before, Russia was going through
many financial problems, and having colonies in the United
States wasn't making it easy for them. The cost of
exporting food and other products all the way to Alaska &
California was too high. This economic aspects affected the
Russian government so much that Russian colonies in the
US had to be removed.

10. Buying Alaska
• Alaska
was purchased from Rus
sia on March 30, 1867,
for $7.2 million at
approximately two cents
per acre.
• The land went through
several administrative
changes before
becoming an organized
territory on May 11, 1912,
and the 49th state of the
U.S. on January 3, 1959.

11. Tsarist Government
• The Tsarist government expected that the
Russian-American Company would make great
plans of expansion. As a result of it, the northern
part of the Pacific Ocean would be the new
home waters of the Russian Empire.

12. • G. I. Shelikhov and D. I.
Zavalishin supported
Alekeseeva’s idea that she
wrote in her book. This idea
was about the unrealized
projects to transform the
Northern part of the Pacific
Ocean into an inland sea of
Russia. In 1806 Rezanov
proposed a new plan for
Russia’s establishment on D. I. Zavalishin
both shores of the Pacific
Ocean.

13. The general of the fleet Count N. F.
Golovin, elaboarated a project to
send a large-scale expedition of
the Russian navy; with the goal of
training experienced marines,
expanding commerce and founding
forts in America.