Spanish Colonization (1555-1625)[edit | edit source]
The Spanish settled the islands in 1555. By 1625, the French and British had taken over the islands. [1]
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French Colonization (1625-1733)[edit | edit source]
The French arrived on St. Croix island in 1625. [2] The French sold the island to the Danish in 1733. [3]
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British Colonization (1625-1672)[edit | edit source]
The British arrived on St. Croix island in 1625. [4] The Danish gained control of the three islands between 1672 and 1733. [5]
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Danish Colonization (1672-1917)[edit | edit source]
The Danish settled St. Thomas in 1672, St. John in 1694, and then purchased St. Croix from the French in 1733. [6] The United States purchased these islands in 1917. [7]
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United States Colonization (1917-present)[edit | edit source]
The United States purchased the islands from the Danish in 1917. They continue as United States Territory. [8]
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- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "United States Virgin Islands," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Virgin_Islands#Arrival_of_Europeans, accessed 23 November 2020.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "United States Virgin Islands," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Virgin_Islands#Arrival_of_Europeans, accessed 23 November 2020.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "United States Virgin Islands," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Virgin_Islands#Danish_colonial_period, accessed 23 November 2020.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "United States Virgin Islands," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Virgin_Islands#Arrival_of_Europeans, accessed 23 November 2020.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "British Virgin Islands," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Virgin_Islands#History, accessed 23 November 2020.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "United States Virgin Islands," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Virgin_Islands#Danish_colonial_period, accessed 23 November 2020.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "History of the United States Virgin Islands," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Virgin_Islands#The_Danish_West_Indies_period, accessed 23 November 2020.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "History of the United States Virgin Islands," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Virgin_Islands#American_rule, accessed 23 November 2020.
