ne side in a battle fought in this colony evacuated the "Fort of Young Saplings" due to a lack of gunpowder, allowing the victors to establish what would become the capital of this colony.
ne side in a battle fought in this colony evacuated the "Fort of Young Saplings" due to a lack of gunpowder, allowing the victors to establish what would become the capital of this colony. A statesman from this colony became engaged to ConcepciÃ³n ArgÃ¼ello, the daughter of the man who founded Los Angeles, while on a trade mission for badly needed food. The crew of a ship belonging to a company named after this colony was temporarily enslaved by the Makah people on the Olympic Peninsula until rescued by the American merchant ship Lydia, though that company had a more famous attempt at southern expansion with the establishment of (*) Fort Elizabeth on Kaua'i. The Tlingit claimed that the only land this colony's owners were truly in possession of was Castle Hill in Sitka following its transfer to a new owner. For 10 points, name this colony bought for $7.2 million by America in 1867.
ne side in a battle fought in this colony evacuated the "Fort of Young Saplings" due to a lack of gunpowder, allowing the victors to establish what would become the capital of this colony.
Russian America (or Russian Alaska; prompt on Alaska)