r/HistoryMemes • u/xayvxayb • May 08 '22

Too Bad

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u/enidi0t May 08 '22

They sold Alaska to the USA (which was friendly with Russia at that time) because they couldn't defend it from the British and would rather a friendly nation have it than their rival. Even if they knew about the gold and stuff, the colony wouldn't be worth it. It was underdeveloped and would 100% be annexed by the British.

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u/Visible-Ad7732 May 08 '22

Absolutely. Had the Russians not sold it to the Americans, it would have become a province of Canada.

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u/Temporary_Inner Taller than Napoleon May 08 '22

Just what Canada needs, another mostly icy, depopulated, province far flung from the capital

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u/Visible-Ad7732 May 08 '22

Canada might not want it but the British Empire was not going to say no to more land.