[DOC] [TLE] Purchase of the United States Virgin Islands, 1917 [PAR] Purchase of the United States Virgin Islands, 1917. Beginning in 1867, the United 
States made several attempts to expand its influence into the Caribbean by... [DOC] [TLE] Danish West Indies - Wikipedia [PAR] The Danish West Indies (Danish: Dansk Vestindien) or Danish Antilles was a 
Danish colony in ... The islands were eventually sold for 25 million dollars to the 
United States, which took over the ... on 31 March 1917, renaming the islands the 
United States Virgin Islands. ..... Scandinavian Journal of History Sep-Dec2016, 
Vol. [DOC] [TLE] United States Virgin Islands - Wikipedia [PAR] The U.S. Virgin Islands officially the Virgin Islands of the United States, are a 
group of islands in .... After a few months of negotiations, a selling price of $25 
million in United States gold ... March 31, 1917 and the territory was renamed the 
Virgin Islands of the United States. ..... Countries and dependencies of North 
America. [DOC] [TLE] U.S. Took Ownership of the Virgin Islands [PAR] March 31, 1917 ... The U.S. chose the name "Virgin Islands" when it took formal 
possession of the ... The U.S. bought the islands from Denmark for $25 million. [DOC] [TLE] Q&A - LearnedLeague [PAR] AMER HIST - In 1917, the United States purchased what are now the U.S. Virgin 
Islands for $25 million from what Scandinavian country? DENMARK. 3. CLASS... [DOC] [TLE] Danish tourists flock to Virgin Islands | Deseret News [PAR] Feb 10, 2008 ... CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands  The Danish owned these ... their 
colonial forebears ever did as the tiny Scandinavian country revives ... why their 
government sold the islands to the United States in 1917. ... During World War I, 
the United States bought the territory for $25 million in part to keep... [DOC] [TLE] Danish Empire - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] In the seventeenth century, following territorial losses on the Scandinavian ... 
Denmark's overseas possessions were acquired in the main peacefully via 
treaties, ... Danish West Indies and were eventually sold to the United States in 
1917 for $25 million. ... Since 1917, the islands have been known as the U.S. 
Virgin Islands. [DOC] [TLE] Danish heritage fuels tourism boom in US Virgin Islands - usa today [PAR] Jan 10, 2008 ... A U.S. Territory since 1917, the Virgin Islands spent more than two ... than their 
colonial forebears ever did as the tiny Scandinavian country revives ... War I, the 
United States bought the territory for $25 million in part to keep... [DOC] [TLE] US Virgin Islands.doc - WorldMap.org [PAR] Country Name: United States Virgin Islands/ Virgin Islands ... When the United 
States bought the Danish West Indies from Denmark in 1917 and ..... http://
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the_founding_of_the_danish_west_indies ... the Danes sold the islands to the 
United States in 1917 for $25 million in gold. [DOC] [TLE] Danish West Indies sold to the USA in 1917. They were renamed the ... [PAR] See more about Us Virgin Islands, West Indies and Virgin Islands. ... Both my 
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written by the US Treasury for the purchase of the Virgin Islands ... Danish and 
Scandinavian ..... West Indies transferrred to US, which paid Denmark $25 million 
for them. [DOC] [TLE] Timeline Denmark [PAR] The alliance grew out of the dynastic ties of the Scandinavian countries of ..... 
1916 Aug 4, The United States purchased the Danish Virgin Islands for $25 
million. ... 1917 Jan 17, The United States paid Denmark $25 million for the Virgin
... [DOC] [TLE] Port of Call Information - Travel and Cruise World [PAR] Though a United States Territory since 1917, the island of St. Croix still carries 
evidence of its Scandinavian ancestry. .... welcome to the island paradise of St. 
Croix, the largest of the three US Virgin Islands in the Lesser Antilles. ... until the 
United States purchased St. John, St. Thomas and St. Croix for $25 million in 
1917 - a... [DOC] [TLE] The 'Jewish West Indies' - Heritage Florida Jewish News [PAR] Aug 5, 2016 ... The Virgin islands is

Question: In 1917 the U.S. purchased the Virgin Islands from this Scandinavian country for $25 million
Answer: Denmark