Strategic Alliances and Trail of Broken Treaties 1700-1799

1796

Russian Czar Paul I charters the Russian-American Company

Russian settlement at Three Saints Bay, Kodiak Island, Alaska. Image: Alaska State Library
Russian settlement at Three Saints Bay, Kodiak Island, Alaska. Image: Alaska State Library

The Czar grants the Russian-American Company (RAC) a charter with exclusive rights to the fur trade in the Russian-controlled areas of Alaska, including the Aleutian Islands and southern territories. The Czar receives one-third of the profits. Under the RAC, enslavement continues. (http://sites.kpc.alaska.edu)

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