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The United States Virgin Islands, often abbreviated USVI, is a group of islands and cays located in the Lesser Antilles of the Eastern Caribbean. Consisting of three larger islands (Saint Croix, Saint John, and Saint Thomas) plus fifty smaller islets and cays. Like many of its Caribbean neighbors, its history includes native Amerindian settlement, European colonization, and the Atlantic slave trade.

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  • History of the United States Virgin Islands (en)
  • Histoire des îles Vierges des États-Unis (fr)
  • História das Ilhas Virgens Americanas (pt)
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  • Les îles Vierges sont restés pendant deux siècles sous le contrôle du Danemark, avant d'être achetées en 1917 par le gouvernement américain. (fr)
  • The United States Virgin Islands, often abbreviated USVI, is a group of islands and cays located in the Lesser Antilles of the Eastern Caribbean. Consisting of three larger islands (Saint Croix, Saint John, and Saint Thomas) plus fifty smaller islets and cays. Like many of its Caribbean neighbors, its history includes native Amerindian settlement, European colonization, and the Atlantic slave trade. (en)
  • Os mais antigos habitantes das Ilhas Virgens Americanas foram as tribos Ciboneis, Aruaques e Caraíbas, e o primeiro europeu a visitar o arquipélago foi Cristóvão Colombo. As ilhas foram ocupadas por diversos países no século XVI, entre as quais a Inglaterra, Países Baixos, França e Dinamarca. Em 1733, a comprou a ilha de Santa Cruz aos franceses e estabeleceu as Índias Ocidentais Dinamarquesas como São Tomás, São João e na própria Santa Cruz. As ilhas foram compradas à Dinamarca pelos Estados Unidos em 1917. (pt)
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