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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. |
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SOURCES: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Wikipedia: List of North American area codes
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Virgin Islands, United States Virgin Islands, u.s. virgin islands, us virgin islands, virgin islands of the us, virgin isls. (u.s.), Virgin Islands, U.S., Virgin Islands (US), Virgin Islands (U.S.)
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