ANCSA & ANILCA
ANILCA stands for this full name.
Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act
This warning system was built across Alaska and Canada to detect Soviet bombers.
The Distant Early Warning System (DEW)
Alaska became the 49th U.S. state in this year.
1959
The year that Alaska was purchased from Russia
1867
The end point of the Trans-Alaskan Pipeline System
Valdez
ANCSA gave Alaska Native groups approximately this many acres of land.
44 million acres
What was the name of the proposed idea to create an artificial harbor in Point Hope, Alaska using atomic weapons?
Project Chariot
This document, written before statehood, outlined how Alaska’s government would operate.
The Alaska Constitution
What brought thousands of people to Alaska and the Yukon in the late 1890s?
The Klondike Gold Rush
This 1989 environmental disaster in Prince William Sound led to major debates about oil transportation, environmental protection, and Alaska’s economic dependence on petroleum.
This was a major purpose of ANILCA in 1980.
Protecting public lands, wildlife, and national parks in Alaska
Which Alaska Native group was forcefully moved after the bombing of Dutch Harbor and invasion of Attu and Kiska?
Unangax̂ (Aleut)
This man is often called the “Father of Alaska Statehood.”
Ernest Gruening
In 1905 Congress passed the _________ act which established a separate system of education for Alaska Native
Nelson Act
What year did construction begin on the Trans Alaskan Pipeline System?
1974
How many Alaska Native village corporations were created under ANCSA?
Over 200!
This island in Alaska experienced nuclear testing during the Cold War
Amchitka Island
This delegate helped write the Alaska Constitution and later became governor and U.S. senator.
Bill Eagan
This was the main religion introduced to many Alaska Native communities by Russian settlers.
Russian Orthodox
Because of Alaska’s large-scale reliance on oil, the state is looking to ________ its economy.
Diversify
This is the year ANCSA was signed into law.
1971
The termed coined by Holly Guise that describes how Alaska Native peoples worked to restore balance, sovereignty, and cultural stability in response to colonial disruption during and after World War II.
Equilibrium Restoration
This article 8 of the Alaska Constitution focuses on...
Natural Resources
During the late 1800s and early 1900s, many Chinese immigrants came to Alaska to work in this major seafood-processing industry, often facing low wages and discrimination.
Canneries
The Alaska Permanent Fund was originally established using at least this percentage of the state's mineral royalties.
At least 25%