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Bahamas History, Geography, and Industries Summary

• The Bahamas has a history of piracy, including famous pirates like Sir Henry Morgan, Anne Bonney, Mary Read, and Blackbeard.
• The Bahamas began as a proprietary government on November 1st, 1670, with various governors like Nicholas Trott, the Wenthworths, Read Elding, Robert Clarke, and Cadwallader Jones.
• Proprietary government failed due to piracy, corruption of governors, and unruly inhabitants.
• Crown Colony Government was established in The Bahamas due to the problems faced by Woodes Rogers as Royal governor.
• The first Royal governor was John Colebrooke, and other notable figures include George Phenney and Woodes Rogers.
• The first motto of The Bahamas was "Expulsis Piratis Restituta Commercia," meaning "Pirates Expelled, Commerce Restored."
• Loyalists were people who remained loyal to Great Britain during the American Revolution, and they left their homeland due to persecution and fear of reprisals.
• Loyalists relocated to The Bahamas due to its proximity to the United States and its favorable climate for cotton plantations.
• Three factors that caused the failure of Loyalists' cotton plantations were hurricanes, soil exhaustion, and competition from other countries.
• Slavery was a major part of The Bahamas' history, with the triangular trade and middle passage being key elements.
• Weather and climate are important factors in The Bahamas, with terms like weather, climate, humidity, precipitation, evaporation, and condensation being defined.
• The Bahamas has different world climatic zones, including deserts, tropical grasslands, and tropical rainforests, with the climate being defined as tropical marine (subtropical).