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The Virgin Islanders wear jeans, polo shirts, and jerseys. They have a few fast food places. At the end of some corners they will have someone selling fish. The sports they play are Baseball, Basketball and Football. Most of the religion there is Baptist and Catholic.  Most of the stories the Islanders tell are about spirits that walk around in people homes.
(Vanessa)

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Language Spoken       Population    %     English As Second Language

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Language Spoken       Population    %     English As Second Language

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English 74,740 74.7%
Other Language 25,319 25.3%
Spanish 16,788 16.8% 6,428
French & French Creole  6,578 6.6% 1.673
Other Indo-European 1,043 1% 223
Asian & Pacific Islands 262 .3% 83

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Early in 2012, The HOVENSA oil refinery shut down. The oil refinery was the USVI's largest source of employment. Employment has fallen more than a total 10% since then.

The USVI use U.S american dollars. Their government divisions include Corporations & Trademarks, Office of the Tax Assessor, Division of Banking & Insurance, Recorder of Deeds, Passport and Medicare.

The population is around 104,737 people.
(DJ)

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Today the Virgin Islands is a tourist attraction. There are many hotels, restaurants, and shops. The new business and economy caused a rise in population.
(DJ)

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Was there opposition to the U.s Controlling the Virgin Islands?

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Was there opposition to the U.s Controlling the Virgin Islands?

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At the beginning everyone was okay the relationship between the United States and the Virgin Islanders were good until the U.S started to "invade" there land and take it over with more whites. The United States started to segregate the black and whites there. Also they were unable to vote even though they were taxpayers.
(Vanessa)

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The Virgin Islands remained under Naval rule until 1931. During this time, the economy went from bad to worse and some of the Islanders emigrated to the U.S. Voting rights were limited until 1936 when worldwide suffrage was given. The status of the Virgin Islands today is unincorporated territory under the administration under the Federal Department, but with some government in a number of fields.
(DJ)

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The United States acquired the Virgin Islands because at the beginning of the World War 1. The United States felt like Germany would take over the Islands and make it a submarine base.
(Vanessa)

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https://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/ho/time/wwi/107293.htm

https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/U.S._Virgin_Islands

http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/34406-the-chinese-in-the-us-virgin-islands-be-concerned

http://www.encyclopedia.com/places/latin-america-and-caribbean/caribbean-political-geography/virgin-islands

http://ltg.gov.vi/

http://www.visitusvi.com/sites/all/themes/usvi/images/common/about_islands_filler.jpg

http://stcroixsource.com/files/userfiles/image/2012%20September/VIPR%20fun%20day%20Pearl%20B%20Masq%20093012.jpg

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The Virgin Islands are Southeast of Florida, about  50 miles East from the Coast of Puerto Rico.
(DJ)

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The Virgin Islands were acquired on March 31, 1917.
(Vanessa)