1916 treaty in which the U.S. purchased the Virgin Islands from Denmark
Convention between the United States and Denmark for cession of the Danish West Indies
Signed
4 August 1916 (1916-08-04)
Location
New York
Signatories
Denmark
United States
Citations
39 Stat. 1706; TS 629; 7 Bevans 56
Languages
English, Danish
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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 Virgin Islands in the Danish West Indies from Denmark to the United States in exchange for a sum of US$25,000,000 in gold ($700 million in 2024). It is one of the most recent permanent expansions of United States territory.[note 1]
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