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Bahamian History

By M.E.R03
  • 1491

    Before 1942

    Before 1942
    The Lucayans wre living in the Bahamas peacefully and the renaissance began in Europe.
  • 1492

    In 1492 there was a visiter in The Bahamas

    In 1492 there was a visiter in The Bahamas
    In 1942 Columbus visited the wonderful islands of the Bahamas and the Europeans discovered the '' new world''.
  • 1492

    1492 -1629

    1492 -1629
    The Bahamas was massively neglected by the European governments and the Arawaks was taken from The Bahamas to become salves.( 1492- 1629)

  • 1629

    1629
    King Charles 1 gave Sir Robert Health power as the islands proprietor.(1629)

  • 1629-1647

    1629-1647
    The Bahamas was neglected by the Europeans. (1629-1647)

  • 1648-1670

    1648-1670
    The Eleutheran Adventures was the first modern settlement of The Bahamas.1648-1670)

  • 1670-1718

    1670-1718
    the proprietary government the Britain is fighting the ambitions if louis XIV's of France (1688-1713) and the great days of piracy in The Bahamas.

  • 1718-1732

    1718-1732
    Woodes Rogers is the Royal Governor, the Bahamas became a crowned colony of great Britain(1718) pirates were expelled and final the House of Assembly was born(1729)

  • 1732-1782

    1732-1782
    Poverty began in The Bahamas, the war for American independence(1775-82) and the Spanish occupation.

  • 1782-1789

    1782-1789
    The loyalists have entered The Bahamas, Prosperity from cotton also many slaves, and prosperity is short lived.

  • 1789-1861

    1789-1861
    The Bahamas is back in poverty, there is a France Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars began(1792-1815) then slavery is abolished(1838)

  • 1861-1865

    1861-1865
    The beginning of The Americans Civil War and the blockade and prosperity was reignited.

  • 1865-1920

    1865-1920
    we are back to poverty and pineapple, tomatoes, sisal, sponge exports were made, but failed the World War 1began(1914-18).

  • 1920-1933

    1920-1933
    The Bahamas started to bootleg when there was a prohibition in the USA.

  • 1933-1950

    1933-1950
    Poverty is back in The Bahamas, there was a failure of sponge beds (1938), the beginning of War war 2(1939-45), there was a Duke of Windsor during the war times and the murder of Sir Harry Oakes happened.

  • 1973-1992

    1973-1992
    The social reforms by the government to alleviate poverty, the sinking of the HMBS flamingo (1980). The increasing incidence of drug trafficking in islands and Royal Commission to investigate drug dealing(1984), the D'Arcy Ryan affair and citizenship, and commonwealth heads of government conference(1985). The general election of the Bahamas Sir Lynden Pindling's PLP returned to power for a sixth term of office(1987).