Danish West Indies

And like we're experiencing elections right now and people have private meetings, they get to know families or more organizations privately.

There are a number of journalists that supported the Virgin Islands or the Danish West Indies and what we're experiencing.

And They invited him into his homes so they can hear more of how they can support the black populace in the Virgin Islands.

So along with just having this exhibit, we have an extensive curriculum that we have on the Virgin Islands Department of Education's website called Go Open USVI.

Into the earlier phases of American expansion, we do not intend to enter.

Louisiana purchased 1803, the Florida purchase 1821, the annexation of Texas 1845, the occupation of oregon eighteen forty six the conquest of upper california nevada arizona new mexico eighteen forty eight the gadsden purchase eighteen fifty three and the purchase of alaska eighteen sixty seven and the attempts of expansionist statesmen to obtain cuba and the danish west indies and hayti at various times before the last decade of the century were due to various causes political and economic but they certainly were not due to the impulses characteristic of contemporary european imperialism namely the investment of surplus capital the seeking of markets for surplus manufactures the quest of outlets for surplus population

the concept of the white

man's civilizing mission but in the last three decades or so these impulses with the exception of surplus population have been distinctly active and american expansion has been of a different type there has been less of the acquisition of sparsely populated territories to be settled by the restless american pioneer there has been instead a tendency to dominate for economic strategic patriotic and humanitarian purposes lands unsuited to white settlement lands already occupied by colored populations in this latest period the united states has employed methods strikingly similar to those of european imperialism the monroe doctrine has been interpreted so as to resemble increasingly the sphere of interest doctrine so characteristic of european practice two illustrations may be offered the venezuela boundary affair of eighteen ninety five grew out of a frontier dispute between british guiana and venezuela when great britain refused arbitration secretary of state olney on june twentieth eighteen ninety five dispatched a note to london explaining that

Likewise, the right of vetoing concessions to foreigners has been quietly exercised on several occasions since 1912, and this is the most easily recognisable earmark of a sphere of interest, whether in China or Persia or Africa or Latin America.

the united states has also pursued at times

the method of territorial expansion by lease by purchase or by conquest porto rico was taken by conquest in eighteen ninety eight the virgin islands danish west indies were bought by gold in the canal zone was acquired by lease in perpetuity the use of guantanamo on the coast of cuba and fonseca bay on the coast of nicaragua as naval bases by the united states may perhaps be compared with the establishment of german and japanese naval bases on the coast of china one must add financial penetration american capitalists large

and small have invested over four

But then what happened with Greenland was that the U.S. tried to exert some kind of influence about potentially acquiring it.

They got the Danish Antilles, essentially various colonies that the Danes have had in the West Indies.

which eventually they did acquire, the so-called Danish West Indies and so forth.

And in 1917, these were acquired by the United States, along with $25 million in gold coin.

Um, he was born out of wedlock.

His mother, Rachel Faucette, was actually married to another man on another island, and they still were under Danish West Indies laws, and she could not get a divorce.

She'd been in an abusive relationship.

She met a Scottish-born merchant named James Hamilton, and they had two children.

It's flown the flags of Netherlands, England, France, the Knights of Malta, and Denmark in its history.

It was once the capital of the Danish West Indies, and it's known for its 18th century butter-colored red-roofed buildings.

You know, this would be a place for beaches, water sports if you like sailing.

It's a little bit more laid back than Saint Thomas.

Into the earlier phases of American expansion we do not intend to enter.

The Louisiana Purchase, 1803; the Florida Purchase, 1821; the annexation of Texas, 1845; the occupation of Oregon, 1846; the conquest of Upper California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, 1848; the Gadsden Purchase, 1853; and the purchase of Alaska, 1867; and the attempts of expansionist statesmen to obtain Cuba and the Danish West Indies and Haiti at various times before the last decade of the century were due to various causes, political and economic, but they certainly were not due to the impulses characteristic of contemporary European imperialism, namely, the investment of surplus capital, the seeking of markets for surplus manufactures, the quest of outlets for surplus population, the concept of the white man's civilizing mission.

But in the last three decades or so these impulses, with the exception of surplus population, have been distinctly active, and American expansion has been of a different type.

There has been less of the acquisition of sparsely populated territories to be settled by the restless American pioneer.

The United States has also pursued at times the method of territorial expansion by lease, by purchase, or by conquest.

Puerto Rico was taken by conquest in eighteen ninety-eight.

The Virgin Islands, Danish West Indies, were bought by gold in nineteen sixteen.

The Canal Zone was acquired by lease in perpetuity.