Geography of the United States Virgin Islands

The indigenous people of the United States Virgin Islands are karubi and Arawak Indians in the Caribbean. 1493 Europeans arrived in the islands, and almost all the indigenous people were slaughtered. Since16th century, it has been controlled by Spain, Netherlands, Britain, France and Malta. 1670, Denmark colonized St. Thomas and St. John. Santa Cruz Island was sold by France to Denmark in 1733, forming the West Indies of Denmark. 19 17, the United States bought these islands from Denmark for $25 million and put them under the jurisdiction of the US Navy. Islanders have become American citizens since 1927, but they cannot participate in the US presidential election on the island. 1954, the U.S. government amended the Organic Law of the Virgin Islands passed in 1936, which stipulated that the islanders had certain voting rights, and established an elected Senate composed of 15 people. Since 1970, the executive power has been transferred to the elected governor. Starting from 1973, the representative of the US House of Representatives is elected by universal suffrage, but he only has the right to vote in the committees of the House of Representatives. These islands have their own national flags.