All about the Bahamas

What was a primary food source for the earliest inhabitants of the Bahamas?

• Land animals

• Ocean

• Cultivated crops

• Traded goods

What led to the rapid decline of the Lucayan population after the arrival of Spanish conquistadors?

• Natural disasters and famine

• Disease, hardship, and slavery

• Migration to other islands

• Wars with neighboring tribes

Why were the Bahamian islands completely deserted when English settlers arrived in 1648?

• A major hurricane had recently devastated the islands.

• The previous inhabitants had been wiped out by disease, hardship, and slavery.

• The islands were deemed unsuitable for permanent settlement.

• All inhabitants had voluntarily migrated to larger landmasses.

What was the primary task of Woodes Rogers when he was elected Royal Governor of the Bahamas in 1718?

• To establish new trade routes.

• To build new settlements across the islands.

• To restore order by dealing with pirates.

• To negotiate peace treaties with other European powers.

When did the Bahamas officially become an independent nation?

• 1838

• 1920s

• 1964

• 1973