VI History

The US Virgin Islands includes which islands?

• St. Croix

• St. Thomas

• St. John

• All of the above

Who landed at Salt River in 1493 and claimed St. Croix for Spain?

• Ferdinand Megellan

• Christopher Columbus

Virgin Islanders are American Citizens.

• True

• False

On what island was there a major rebellion in which Africans took control of island from the Danes in 1733?

• St. Croix

• St. John

• St. Thomas

Which well known Virgin Islander formed a labor union in 1915?

• General Budhoe

• Queen Mary

• David Hamilton

What crop was primarily produced in the Virgin Islands during slavery?

• Sugar cane

• Cotton

• Rice

Who were the original inhabitants of the Virgin Islands?

• Tainos

• Filipinos

• Caribs

What important event happened on July 3, 1848?

• Fireburn

• Emancipation

• Transfer Day

The Virgin Islands is a territory of what country?

• Denmark

• Great Britain

• United States of America

How many countries have owned St. Croix?

• 9

• 8

• 7