1868 Danish West Indies status referendum

Ballot measure in the Danish West Indies Denmark 1868 01 09 y 1,244 22 A referendum on transferring ownership to the United States was held on 9 January 1868 on the islands of Sankt Jan and Sankt Thomas, two of three main islands in the Danish West Indies.Dänisch-Westindien (Amerikanische Jungferninseln), 9. Januar 1868 : Abtretung an die USA Direct Democracy de In the referendum, held by universal male suffrage, voters could approve or reject the outcome of negotiations for the sale of the two islands to the United States for US$7.5 million. The third island, Sankt Croix, was to be sold separately to the US at a later date. The sale was approved by 98.26% of voters. Although it was a binding referendum, the US Senate finally reneged on the agreement in 1870. The Islands were later transferred to the United States after a second referendum in 1916 and the subsequent Treaty of the Danish West Indies. Results 1244 22 Direct Democracy See also 1870 Dominican Republic annexation referendum 1877 Saint Barthélemy status referendum 1916 Danish West Indies status referendum References Danish Category:Referendums in the United States Virgin Islands Danish Danish Category:History of the Danish West Indies Category:Denmark–United States relations Category:United States–Caribbean relations Category:Sovereignty referendums Category:History of United States expansionism Category:Proposed states and territories of the United States Category:1860s in the Danish West Indies