What Was the Primary Objective of Russian Policies and Actions

question 38

Multiple Choice

What was the primary objective of Russian policies and actions in Alaska?

• A) to create new Russian farm communities
• B) to convert local peoples to Christianity
• C) to gain access to furs
• D) to establish a strategic outpost

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The temperature at which a substance changes from a liquid to a gas.

Alkanes

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A hydrocarbon group or moiety consisting of a propyl backbone with two methyl substituents.

Ethyl

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