Description: Elizabeth Peratrovich was an Alaska Native civil rights leader who fought to end discrimination against Indigenous people in Alaska. In 1945, she gave a powerful speech that helped persuade lawmakers to pass the Alaska Anti-Discrimination Act, one of the first civil rights laws in the United States. Her courage and leadership made her an important figure in the fight for equality.

Description: This comprehensive section includes profiles of twelve American land acquisitions or occupations including the Louisiana Purchase, Adams-Onis Treaty, Mexican-American war acquisitions, Alaska Purchase, Hawaii annexation, and many others.

Description: This scavenger hunt is designed for use with the Profiles of America's Land Acquisition Section

Description: This activity requires students to use the interactive map to find the answers to the scavenger hunt questions. It gives immediate feedback.

Description: This page describes "Seward's Folly" - the Alaska Purchase.

Description: This scavenger hunt includes a reading passage on the Inuit. It has eight questions and gives immediate feedback.