The Bahamas

When is Bahamas' Independence Day celebrated?

• July 3rd

• July 10th

• July 25th

• July 31st

Who lived on the islands of the Bahamas from 300 to 400 AD?

• Spanish conquistadors

• Cuban people

• English settlers

• Pirates

What happened to the Lucayan people when Spanish conquistadors discovered the islands?

• They were wiped out by disease and hardships

• They surrendered to the Spanish conquistadors

• They became pirates

• They settled on the islands

When were the Bahamas completely deserted?

• 300 to 400 AD

• 900 to 1500 AD

• 1648

• 1670

Who was elected as the Royal Governor to restore order in the Bahamas?

• Woodes Rogers

• Blackbeard

• King of England

• Luke Lyons

What did Woodes Rogers offer to pirates who surrendered?

• Hanging

• Pardons

• Enslavement

• Landownership

When was slavery officially abolished in the Bahamas?

• 1648

• 1718

• 1838

• 1898

What act opened the Bahamas doors to the world?

• American Revolutionary War

• Prohibition

• Hotel and Steamship Service Act of 1898

• World War II

When did the Bahamas become a fully independent nation?

• 1648

• 1718

• 1964

• 1973

When is the official Independence Day of the Bahamas?

• July 3rd

• July 10th

• July 25th

• July 31st