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{{Infobox country|name=Virgin Islands of the United States|image_coat=Seal of the United States Virgin Islands.svg|capital=Charlotte Amalie|largest_city=capital|image_map=US Virgin Islands map.svg|map_width=260|area_km2=346.4|population_census=87,146|population_census_year=2020}} | {{Infobox country|name=Virgin Islands of the United States|image_flag=Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg|image_coat=Seal of the United States Virgin Islands.svg|capital=Charlotte Amalie|largest_city=capital|image_map=US Virgin Islands map.svg|map_width=260|area_km2=346.4|population_census=87,146|population_census_year=2020}} | ||
The '''Virgin Islands of the United States''' are a [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[Colonialism|colony]] in the Caribbean. | The '''Virgin Islands of the United States''' are a [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[Colonialism|colony]] in the Caribbean. | ||
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== History == | == History == | ||
After buying [[State of Alaska|Alaska]] in 1867, [[William H. Seward|William Seward]] tried to buy the Virgin Islands from [[Kingdom of Denmark|Denmark]]. He created a treaty with Denmark, which [[United States Congress|Congress]] rejected. In 1900, Congress approved a similar treaty, but the Danish parliament rejected it.<ref name=":02">{{Citation|author=David Vine|year=2020|title=The United States of War|chapter=Going Global|page=183–4|city=Oakland|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=9780520972070|lg=http://library.lol/main/191568BFAC73F009132DB00ECD0F0F05}}</ref> | After buying [[State of Alaska|Alaska]] in 1867, [[William H. Seward|William Seward]] tried to buy the Virgin Islands from [[Kingdom of Denmark|Denmark]]. He created a treaty with Denmark, which [[United States Congress|Congress]] rejected. In 1900, Congress approved a similar treaty, but the Danish parliament rejected it.<ref name=":02">{{Citation|author=David Vine|year=2020|title=The United States of War|chapter=Going Global|page=183–4|city=Oakland|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=9780520972070|lg=http://library.lol/main/191568BFAC73F009132DB00ECD0F0F05}}</ref> | ||
During the [[First World War]], [[Woodrow Wilson]] bought the Virgin Islands for $25 million in order to avoid a potential [[German Empire (1871–1918)|German]] takeover of the islands if Germany took over Denmark.'''<ref name=":0222">{{Citation|author=David Vine|year=2020|title=The United States of War|chapter=The Military Opens Doors|page=218–9|city=Oakland|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=9780520972070|lg=http://library.lol/main/191568BFAC73F009132DB00ECD0F0F05}}</ref>''' | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
[[Category:Colonial outposts]] | [[Category:Colonial outposts]] | ||
Revision as of 17:32, 22 July 2023
| Virgin Islands of the United States | |
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| Capital and largest city | Charlotte Amalie |
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• Total | 346.4 km² |
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• 2020 census | 87,146 |
The Virgin Islands of the United States are a U.S. colony in the Caribbean.
History
After buying Alaska in 1867, William Seward tried to buy the Virgin Islands from Denmark. He created a treaty with Denmark, which Congress rejected. In 1900, Congress approved a similar treaty, but the Danish parliament rejected it.[1]
During the First World War, Woodrow Wilson bought the Virgin Islands for $25 million in order to avoid a potential German takeover of the islands if Germany took over Denmark.[2]
References
- ↑ David Vine (2020). The United States of War: 'Going Global' (pp. 183–4). Oakland: University of California Press. ISBN 9780520972070 [LG]
- ↑ David Vine (2020). The United States of War: 'The Military Opens Doors' (pp. 218–9). Oakland: University of California Press. ISBN 9780520972070 [LG]