| The Bahamas are a good example of what
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| | loyal to England left the newly formed
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| most people think of when someone talks
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| | United States and relocated to the
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| about an island paradise. The islands
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| | Bahamas, bringing their slaves with them.
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| have had an exciting history, with
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| | These settlers began to grown cotton in
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| illegal activities and periods of
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| | the Bahamas under the protection the
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| economic prosperity and poverty.The
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| | British government. When the American
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| history of the Bahamas begins with the
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| | Civil War began, the Union navy attempted
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| Lukku-cairi who were the first settlers
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| | to blockade the Bahamas. The Civil War
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| on the islands. They were originally
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| | was a prosperous time for the Bahamas, as
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| from South America and settled the
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| | the residents began running cotton from
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| islands around the 9th century AD after
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| | the Confederacy to England and even
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| they wandered up through the Caribbean to
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| | managed to send equipment to the
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| the Bahamas. They were also known by a
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| | Confederacy.After the Civil War, things
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| couple of other names, the Lucayans, the
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| | calmed down somewhat in the Bahamas.
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| Arawaks or, as Columbus mistakenly called
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| | With the advent of prohibition in the
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| them in, Indians. Columbus was mistaken
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| | United States, the Bahamas prospered yet
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| in naming them, because he thought he had
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| | again as the area became a base for
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| landed in the East Indies and designated
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| | illegal alcohol running to the States.
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| the natives as Indians.The islands were
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| | With the repeal of Prohibition however,
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| also known for piracy, since the location
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| | yet again the islands experienced a
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| of the islands was ideal for illegal
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| | period of economic uncertainty.With the
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| activities. Many famous pirates such as
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| | advent of World War II, the Bahamas began
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| Blackbeard and Anne Bonney were in the
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| | to play a new role. The islands became a
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| Bahamas for at least part of their
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| | way-station for jets and navy ships in
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| careers. Generally, the pirates would
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| | the Atlantic. As the war ended a new
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| lure ships into the shallow waters near
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| | more prosperous adventure began. The
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| the islands and when they were grounded,
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| | islands began to be recognized as a
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| they would raid the ships. In 1670
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| | desirable tourist destination and
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| England claimed the islands as their
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| | visitors began to bring new life to the
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| territory. Even then, with the greatest
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| | economy of the islands. In the 1950s,
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| navy at the time, Britain was helpless to
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| | when Cuba was closed to American
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| stop the pirates. In 1718 the first
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| | tourists, the Bahamas became an
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| governor of the islands took over and
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| | alternative destination for those who
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| managed to drive the pirates out. At
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| | wanted to visit the area.In 1964, England
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| that point, England recognized the
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| | gave the islands the ability to govern
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| Bahamas as an official colony.Officially,
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| | themselves and changed them from a colony
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| piracy was over. However, during
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| | to a Commonwealth in 1969. By 1973 the
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| England's war with Spain and during the
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| | Commonwealth of the Bahamas became
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| American Revolution, an official form of
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| | independent within the Commonwealth, but
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| piracy, privateering, continued in the
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| | decided to keep Queen Elizabeth II as
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| islands. Privateering was sanctioned by
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| | their head of state.The Bahamas have had
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| the government and brought sporadic
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| | a definite pattern of ups and downs
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| periods of prosperity to the islands. In
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| | through the years. Throughout its
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| May 1782, Spain took the Bahamas from the
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| | history, the Bahamas have had periods of
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| British after the Spanish had entered the
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| | great economic prosperity (usually
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| American Revolution, siding with the
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| | through illegal activities or at least
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| Americans. With the signing of the
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| | questionable ones) and then periods of
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| Treaty of Versailles in 1783 however,
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| | economic stagnation. Today, the Bahamas
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| Spain gave the Bahamas back the
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| | are probably better known as a tourist
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| England.With the end of the Revolutionary
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| | destination due to its beautiful scenery.
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| War, some southerners who had remained
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