United States Virgin Islands Colonial Records
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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. The French sold the island to the Danish in 1733.[1]
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British Colonization (1625-1672)[edit | edit source]
The British arrived on St. Croix island in 1625.[1] The Danish gained control of the three islands between 1672 and 1733. [2]
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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. The United States purchased these islands in 1917.[1]
For more information on the Danish colonial period see the following sites:
- National Archives of Denmark: The Danish West-Indies
- Aarhus University: De Vestindiske Øer, 1672-1917 (Danish)
- National Museum of Denmark: Dansk Vestindien (Danish)
- Den Store Dansk Lekisikon: Dansk Vestindien (Danish)
- Gratis Guide til Dansk Vestindien: Dansk Vestindiens historie (Danish)
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| The British occupations (West Indies) | 1801-1802, 1807-1815 | Letters, misc files | Danish & English | Government officials, muster rolls individuals, and others |
| St. Croix, Danish West Indies, Denmark, Slave Plantation and Town Head Tax Lists, 1772-1821 | 1772-1821 | Plantation and town head tax lists | Danish & English | Every person (both enslaved and free) on plantations |
| St. Croix, Danish West Indies, Denmark, Free Colored Censuses, 1815-1832 | 1815-1832 | Census | Danish | Free black men, women, and children |
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.[1]
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Wikipedia contributors, "United States Virgin Islands", in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, United States Virgin Islands, 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.