America Bought Half a Continent. Why Won't Greenland Sell?

The United States bought Louisiana, Alaska and the Virgin Islands. It has tried to buy Greenland since the 1860s. So why does it never work? Chapters 0:00 A deal, not a purchase 0:37 Louisiana, 1803 2:44 Alaska, 1867 4:24 The Virgin Islands, 1917 5:48 The secret offer, 1946 7:14 Why Greenland never sold Sources: US National Archives, Office of the Historian (FRUS), Founders Online, American Heritage, University of Rochester, NPR, Danish Prime Minister's Office (2026 agreement), Statistics Greenland. Maps: Natural Earth, USGS National Atlas. #history #greenland #alaska #maps #history #america