of the tr ansfer of the danish west indies to the united states of america
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n several different occasions in the late 19th century and early 20th century Denmark negotiated with both Germany and the USA to either sell or exchange its territory of the Danish West Indies. On March 31st, 1917, the USA completed the purchase of the Danish West Indies from Denmark for the sum of 25 million dollars and the new administration renamed the former Danish territory as the United States Virgin Islands.
