Ch. 8 Road Blocks

There were many different things that helped slow down the process of statehood. The rules committee stopped the Alaska state hood bill and not allowing it to pass through. Many people outside of the state think that the territory was not economically stable, because Alaska didn't have a many taxes. Others were worried that adding Alaska as a state ruin the country's political stability, because Alaska at the time was more liberal and the republicans didn't want to have less power in congress. During this time many cities in Alaska were not very developed and didn't good methods of travel besides air and the railroad. Even though all of these road blocks were in place, in January 3, 1958 Alaska became a state.  

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I found that  it was interesting how many military buildings there are is Skagway that are still standing and being used  in present day such as the Skagway maintenance shop and small boat harbor. Even though men in Skagway didn't see and actual combat, being stationed  in Skagway could still be dangerous. There were people accidentally getting ran over by bulldozers, the risk of loosing body parts to the cold, and freezing to death. Alaska became a state January 3, 1959.