Danish West Indies trade and emancipation impacts on shipping (1754–1848)

1. Danish Crown takes direct control of colonies

   Jan 1, 1754Labels: Danish Crown, Danish West

   • Britannica
   • DWI Company

2. Charlotte Amalie declared a free port

   Jan 1, 1764Labels: Charlotte Amalie, St Thomas

   • Britannica
   • Charlotte Amalie

3. St. Croix sugar economy drives Atlantic shipping

   Jan 1, 1770Labels: St Croix, sugar plantations

   • St Croix
   • Britannica

4. Denmark decrees end to slave trade (delayed)

   Mar 16, 1792Labels: Danish decree, slave trade

   • Natl Museum
   • Carey Chron

5. First British occupation disrupts Danish shipping

   Mar 29, 1801Labels: British occupation, Royal Navy

   • Britannica
   • St Croix

6. Ban on Danish slave-trade voyages takes effect

   Jan 1, 1803Labels: Slave-trade ban, Danish law

   • Britannica
   • Danish Decree

7. Second British occupation begins during Napoleonic Wars

   Dec 22, 1807Labels: British occupation, Napoleonic Wars

   • Invasion 1807
   • Britannica

8. British occupation ends; Danish rule restored

   Nov 20, 1815Labels: Restoration 1815, Danish rule

   • Invasion 1807
   • Britannica

9. St. Croix rebellion triggers island-wide emancipation

   Jul 3, 1848Labels: St Croix, Peter von

   • Danish WI
   • Congress gov

10. Post-emancipation labor contracts reorganize plantation work

    Oct 1, 1848Labels: Labor contracts, Provisional act

    • US State Dept
    • Danish WI

11. Emancipation reshapes Danish West Indies shipping economy

    Dec 31, 1848Labels: Emancipation impact, Danish West

    • Britannica
    • Danish WI

12. Planters seek state compensation after emancipation

    Jan 1, 1849Labels: Planter compensation, Danish state

    • Heritage vi
    • Danish WI