the virgin islands became a us territory under christopher columbus.
the virgin islands became a us territory under christopher columbus.
when did the virgin islands became a us territory?
christopher columbus
before the virgin islands became a u.s territory, they were owned by the french first then they were eventually bought by the danish in 1733 ruling about 200 years. st. thomas was the first island that became colonized by the danish in 1672, eventually they explored and colonized saint john in 1694 which led to the purchase of the three islands all together years later. moreover, the revised organic act of 1954, allowed all virgin island citizens to gain access to united states citizenship. on the other hand, it also allowed the islands to have their goods be sold-duty free which means that tourists are able to carry back with them six bottles of alcohol as long as one is distilled in saint croix. rum is an important good produced in the islands, having tourists excited for it. overall the virgin islands are known for their famous cruzan rum and captain morgan which are distilled in the islands. furthermore, the history of the u.s. virgin islands also tells a story of some of the interesting facts that happened during the ruling of denmark; for example, saint croix became a popular slavery market in the caribbean with a major production on sugarcane; however, slavery was abolished in 1948 but the united states’ interest in purchasing the island became a big deal in the 1860's which was way before the abolishment. the danish, who were in control of the virgin islands, used their slaves who were shipped from africa, in order to do farm and field labor for the production of sugar, cotton, and tobacco. the slaves were sent to work all over the caribbean producing major exporting goods to the europeans who benefited from all the crops being exported from the virgin islands as well as other islands around.  the united states bought the virgin islands from denmark in 1917 for $25 million, which eventually meant changing the flag to represent the united states. the same way the flag changed, the language and culture changed as well, although a lot of the ancestors currently living on the islands are danish and african because of slavery.
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