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A referendum on the sale of the Danish West Indian Islands to the United States of America was held in Denmark on 14 December 1916. The non-binding referendum saw 283,670 vote in favor of the sale of the Danish West Indian Islands and 158,157 against. The residents of the islands were not allowed to vote on the matter, but in an unofficial vote on Saint Croix arranged by David Hamilton Jackson, 4,027 voted in favor of the sale and only seven voted against. As a result of the referendum the islands were formally relinquished to the United States by the Treaty of the Danish West Indies on 31 March 1917 as the United States Virgin Islands for a sum of US$25,000,000 in gold.

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  • A referendum on the sale of the Danish West Indian Islands to the United States of America was held in Denmark on 14 December 1916. The non-binding referendum saw 283,670 vote in favor of the sale of the Danish West Indian Islands and 158,157 against. The residents of the islands were not allowed to vote on the matter, but in an unofficial vote on Saint Croix arranged by David Hamilton Jackson, 4,027 voted in favor of the sale and only seven voted against. As a result of the referendum the islands were formally relinquished to the United States by the Treaty of the Danish West Indies on 31 March 1917 as the United States Virgin Islands for a sum of US$25,000,000 in gold. (en)
  • Referendum penjualan Hindia Barat Denmark kepada Amerika Serikat diadakan di Denmark pada tanggal 14 Desember 1916. Referendum ini tidak mengikat secara hukum. Hasilnya adalah 283.670 suara mendukung penjualan dan 158.157 menentang. Warga Hindia Barat Denmark tidak boleh ikut memilih, tetapi pemungutan suara tidak resmi diadakan di oleh . Hasilnya 4.027 mendukung penjualan dan hanya tujuh orang yang menentang. Setelah referendum ini diadakan, Hindia Barat Denmark dijual kepada Amerika Serikat berdasarkan ketentuan Perjanjian Hindia Barat Denmark pada tanggal 31 Maret 1917. Kepulauan ini dijual dengan nilai sebesar $25.000.000 emas dan kepulauan ini kini dijuluki Kepulauan Virgin Amerika Serikat. (in)
  • Il referendum sulla vendita delle Indie occidentali danesi si tenne il 14 dicembre 1916 per chiedere alla popolazione della Danimarca se desiderava che le Indie occidentali danesi fossero vendute agli Stati Uniti d'America in cambio di 25.000.000 di dollari oro alla Danimarca (circa 360.000.000 di dollari attuali).Al referendum non furono ammessi gli abitanti delle Indie occidentali danesi, ma un referendum non ufficiale voluto da il 31 marzo 1917 nell'isola di Saint Croix 4.027 votarono a favore del passaggio agli Stati Uniti d'America e solo 7 votarono contro.Il referendum era comunque non vincolante. Mappa delle Indie occidentali danesi. (it)
  • Folkomröstningen om försäljning av Danska västindien hölls 14 december 1916. Det var den första rådgivande folkomröstningen som hölls i Danmark. I omröstningen röstade 283 670 (64,2 %) för försäljning, medan 158 157 (35,8 %) röstade mot. Som en följd av detta såldes öarna till USA. Överlåtelsen skedde 1 april 1917 och öarna bytte namn till Amerikanska Jungfruöarna. (sv)
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  • A referendum on the sale of the Danish West Indian Islands to the United States of America was held in Denmark on 14 December 1916. The non-binding referendum saw 283,670 vote in favor of the sale of the Danish West Indian Islands and 158,157 against. The residents of the islands were not allowed to vote on the matter, but in an unofficial vote on Saint Croix arranged by David Hamilton Jackson, 4,027 voted in favor of the sale and only seven voted against. As a result of the referendum the islands were formally relinquished to the United States by the Treaty of the Danish West Indies on 31 March 1917 as the United States Virgin Islands for a sum of US$25,000,000 in gold. (en)
  • Folkomröstningen om försäljning av Danska västindien hölls 14 december 1916. Det var den första rådgivande folkomröstningen som hölls i Danmark. I omröstningen röstade 283 670 (64,2 %) för försäljning, medan 158 157 (35,8 %) röstade mot. Som en följd av detta såldes öarna till USA. Överlåtelsen skedde 1 april 1917 och öarna bytte namn till Amerikanska Jungfruöarna. (sv)
  • Referendum penjualan Hindia Barat Denmark kepada Amerika Serikat diadakan di Denmark pada tanggal 14 Desember 1916. Referendum ini tidak mengikat secara hukum. Hasilnya adalah 283.670 suara mendukung penjualan dan 158.157 menentang. Warga Hindia Barat Denmark tidak boleh ikut memilih, tetapi pemungutan suara tidak resmi diadakan di oleh . Hasilnya 4.027 mendukung penjualan dan hanya tujuh orang yang menentang. (in)
  • Il referendum sulla vendita delle Indie occidentali danesi si tenne il 14 dicembre 1916 per chiedere alla popolazione della Danimarca se desiderava che le Indie occidentali danesi fossero vendute agli Stati Uniti d'America in cambio di 25.000.000 di dollari oro alla Danimarca (circa 360.000.000 di dollari attuali).Al referendum non furono ammessi gli abitanti delle Indie occidentali danesi, ma un referendum non ufficiale voluto da il 31 marzo 1917 nell'isola di Saint Croix 4.027 votarono a favore del passaggio agli Stati Uniti d'America e solo 7 votarono contro.Il referendum era comunque non vincolante. (it)
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  • 1916 Danish West Indian Islands sale referendum (en)
  • Referendum penjualan Hindia Barat Denmark 1916 (in)
  • Referendum sulla vendita delle Indie occidentali danesi (it)
  • Folkomröstningen om försäljning av Danska Västindien (sv)
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