Woods Rogers and Royal Governors in The Bahamas

Who was the first Royal Governor of The Bahamas and was his previous profession?

• Woodes Rogers was a pirateer before he became Governor

• Edward Teach was a pirate before he became governor

• Anne Bonny was a secretary for a french news paper company

• Henry Morgan was the ceo of a company that sold books

What was Rogers main goal when he came to The Bahamas for his first term as Governor?

• To establish a fishing industry
• To promote education and literacy
• To build a strong military presence
• To rid of the pirates who had given Nassau a bad name and reputation

What did Rogers promise pirates the that would surrender and give up piracy?

• They would be imprisoned for life.
• They would receive a pardon.
• They would be promoted to high-ranking officials.
• They would be forced to walk the plank.

In what condition was Fort Nassau in when Rogers arrived?

• renovated
• abandoned
• modernized
• dilapidated
• It was in a bad state of repair and provided no protection in case of a Spanish attack

The residential area was so clean that diseases were rare. True or False?

• False
• Partially true
• Not mentioned
• True

How many men did Rogers appoint for the soon to be House of Assembly and how many of them were locals?

• 18/18 men were locals

• he appointed 25 men and none of them were locals

• he apointed 20 men. 5 were locals

• he appointed 12 men. 6 of them were locals

How did Rogers plan to restore pride to the people of Nassau and did it work?

• Rogers organized a big clean up campaign, and it did not work.

• Rogers promised to double the rewards for capturing pirates, and it backfired.
• Rogers threatened to execute all pirates who did not surrender, and it worked.
• Rogers offered a full pardon to pirates who surrendered within 24 hours, and it failed.

What were the people more interested in doing instead to Rogers?

• cooking dinner
• going on adventures and endulging in piracy

• reading books
• watching movies

Which country was supporting Rogers and what was he constantly asking for?

• Britian, more money, weapons ans supplies these requests were denied

• Russia, more land
• China, more technology
• France, more food

The ________ did not keep their word on renouncing piracy and __________ killed off many of the solidiers from England that Rogers brought. Rogers health was in a _______ state.

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