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    Danish West Indies

    Danish colony in the Caribbean

    The Danish West Indies or Danish Virgin Islands or Danish Antilles were a Danish colony in the Caribbean, consisting of the islands of Saint Thomas with 83 square kilometres; Saint John with 49 square kilometres; and Saint Croix with 220 square kilometres. The islands have belonged to the United States as the Virgin Islands since they were purchased in 1917. Water Island was part of the Danish West Indies until 1905, when the Danish state sold it to the East Asiatic Company, a private shipping company. The Danish West India-Guinea Company annexed uninhabited St. Thomas in 1672; annexed St. John in 1718; and bought St. Croix from France on 28 June 1733. When the Danish West India-Guinea Company went bankrupt in 1754, King Frederik V of Denmark–Norway assumed direct control of the three islands. Britain occupied the Danish West Indies in 1801–1802 and 1807–1815 during the Napoleonic Wars. Wikipedia

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  3. en.rigsarkivet.dk

    Learn about the 250-year colonial history of Denmark in the West Indies, today the US Virgin Islands, from 1672 to 1917. Explore the digitized sources, guides, and collections on slavery, trade, property, and more.
  4. en.natmus.dk

    Learn about the Danish colony in the Caribbean from 1672 to 1917, and its involvement in the transatlantic slave trade and sugar production. Explore the resistance, rebellion and abolition of slavery, and the living conditions after 1848.
    Ny Vestergade 10, København K, DK-147133 13 44 11
  5. wikiwand.com

    The Danish West India-Guinea Company annexed uninhabited St. Thomas [2] in 1672; annexed St. John in 1718; and bought St. Croix from France (King Louis XV) on 28 June 1733.When the Danish West India-Guinea Company went bankrupt in 1754, King Frederik V of Denmark-Norway assumed direct control of the three islands. Britain occupied the Danish West Indies in 1801-1802 and 1807-1815 during ...
  6. 2001-2009.state.gov

    The Danish West Indies were further enlarged by the 1733 purchase of the island of St. Croix from France, and an 1848 revolt led to the abolition of slavery in the colony. However, after the 1830s, the islands entered into a period of economic decline, and the Danish government found that the West Indies colony was becoming increasingly ...
  7. cs.rigsarkivet.dk

    Danish West Indies. For almost 250 years Denmark was a colonial power in the Caribbean. The Danish National Archives (DNA, the Rigsarkivet) holds a vast collection of archival records including descriptions, minutes, letters and illustrations, which give a unique understanding of the history of the colony.
  8. en.rigsarkivet.dk

    Explore 5 million digitized pages from the local and central administration of the Danish West Indies, now the U.S. Virgin Islands. Learn about the archival sources, guides, tools, and databases available in Denmark and the USA.
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