Does the US own the US Virgin Islands?

Answer 1

The United States of America owns the Virgin Islands. The islands were bought in 1917 for what remains to this date the highest per acre cost paid by the USA for land.

Persons born in the Virgin Islands are full U.S. citizens and can sit as a voting members of Congress but cannot sit as president as Virgin Islanders are born in the United States of America and not the United States. (It's in the U.S. Constitution!) A Virgin Islander can vote for president if that person declares residency in any state or the District of Columbia.

By Act of Congress (not Constitutional right) Virgin Islanders vote their own Governor and state level Legislature. Additionally, Virgin Islanders have a non-voting Delegate to Congress. (States have Representatives and Senators in Congress.) Congress has the power to deny Virgin Islands residents the right to vote.

***Understanding the difference between the United States and the United States of America: United States refers ONLY to those territories that have attained statehood. The United States of America refers to all states, territories, districts and trust lands held by the nation.***

Territories are administered by the Federal Government, typically through the Department of Interior.

Territories have two sub categories: Incorporated Territory (the last two were Hawaii and Alaska) and Unincorporated Territories.

Unincorporated Territories of the United States of America include:

Virgin Islands

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Guam

Baker Island: now uninhabited

Howland Island: now uninhabited

Jarvis Island: now uninhabited

Kingman Reef: now uninhabited

American Samoa

Swains Island

Wake Island

Midway Islands

Johnston Atoll

There remain several islands in the Caribbean under disputed or dual claim, classified as unincorporated territories:

Bajo Nuevo Bank

Serranilla Bank

Navassa Island

Answer 2

Yes the United States Virgin Islands (USVI) are part of the United States. The USVI is made up of St Thomas, St John, St Croix, Hassel Island, Water Island, Lovango Cay, Inner Brass, and other smaller unihabited islands.

The British Virgin Islands (BVI) are part of Britain and those are Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Jost Van Dyke, Anegada, Norman, Peter, Cooper, and many many other island.

Both the USVI and BVI use US currency. The USVI is part of the US Postal System as well. The USVI has a Senator in Washington DC and can vote in the Presidential Primaries.

Answer 3

In 1946 the U.S. Government recognized the Philippines as an independent country.

Answer 4

No! Most of the US is not a part of the Virgin Islands. Also, not all of the Virgin Islands are part of the US.

Answer 5

yes it is

Answer 6

No