Social Studies GLAT Review

Which of the following industries is the main source of inome in The Bahamas?

• Banking

• Tourism

• Fishing

• Agriculture

When did The Bahamas become an independent nation?

• January 10, 2018

• May 21, 2018

• July 10, 1978

• October 12, 1942

There are many religious denominations in The Bahamas today. Which religious denomination has the largest number of followers in The Bahamas today?

• Catholic

• Muslim

• Baptist

• Anglican

Approximately during which year did tourism begin in The Bahamas?

• 1960s

• 1800s

• 1650s

• 1740s

Why was Anne Bonny not hanged for being a pirate?

• She dies of a fever before she was hanged.

• She was a woman and so she was pardoned

• She was rescued from prison by her friends

• She was saved because she was pregnant

What reward did Woodes Rogers offer to the pirates who agreed to give o wrecking?

• land

• money

• pardon

• ships

The first House of Assembly established in The Bahamas was made up of:

• forty-five members

• forty-one members

• twenty-one members

• twenty-four member

Which of the following forts did Woodes Rogers rebuild to defend the island of New Providence against invaders?

• Fort Charlotte

• Fort Fincastle

• Fort Montagu

• Fort Nassau

Which of the following led to wrecking becoming a profitable industry in The Bahamas?

• building of lighthouses

• correct drawngs of maps of the islands

• the introduction of steamships

• tricky currents aroud the islands

What was the name given to the first hotel to be built in The Bahamas?

• The Melia

• THe Holiday Inn

• The Royal Victoria

• The Hilton