Treaty of the Danish West Indies

متى

4 أغسطس 1916

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معاهدة

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40.71° N, 74.01° W

1916 treaty in which the U.S. purchased the Virgin Islands from Denmark

The Treaty of the Danish West Indies, officially the Convention between the United States and Denmark for cession of the Danish West Indies, was a 1916 treaty transferring sovereignty of the Danish West Indies from Denmark to the United States in exchange for a sum of US$25,000,000 in gold, and agreement to cede US interest in Greenland. It is one of the most recent permanent expansions of United States territory.

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