General Information
During the 17th century, the archipelago was divided into two territorial units, one English and the other Danish. Sugarcane, produced by slave labor, drove the islands' economy during the 18th and early 19th centuries. In 1917, the US purchased the Danish portion, which had been in economic decline since the abolition of slavery in 1848.
Provinces, States, Cantons, Districts
None (territory of the US). There are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are three islands at the second order: Saint Croix, Saint John, and Saint Thomas.
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