Caribbean History: The Bahmas

 

The Bahamas

The country in the Caribbean the Bahamas is known as the commonwealth nation off the east coast of the U.S. state of Florida and the northeast of Cuba. In the Bahamas, 700 islands make up the island that consists of long floral islands with some low hills.

A lot of historical facts make up the island. The explorer Christopher Columbus first discovered the southeastern of the Bahamas and renamed it San Salvador island. After the island was discovered by Christopher Columbus, the Bahamas changed with the European colonizers a few times before becoming a crown colony ruled by the British empire. The majority of the island was ruled by Spain even though the Spanish tried to make an attempt to populate the island.   In 1629, the British claimed the island but did not rush to settle until 1648. They formed a community called Eleuthera.

A big part of making up the island was The Golden Age of Piracy in the Caribbean and that took over at the end of the 1600s and coming over into the early 1700s. With the island being surrounded by clear blue water, this was a perfect fit for the pirate ships. A big name in piracy was Blackbeard. Woodes Rogers was sent out to get rid of the pirate community and reestablish stability. The island of the Bahamas became a crown colony.

While groups tried to colonized the island there were many attempts by Spain, France, Britain, and the Netherlands. In the late 1700s a population of the British grew during the American Revolution.  A lot of trading and slavery was happening during this time but in 1834 slavery ended. The island of the Bahamas finally gained independence from the United Kingdom in June of 1973. Then the political parties began in The 1950s. The two major parties the Progressive Liberal Party and Free National Movement. Over the years the two parties have been against each other and struggled with power. In 2012 the Progressive Liberal Party won the election.

 

 

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