Period 1
(500-1513)
Period 2
(1629-1703)
Period 3
(1717-1783)
Period 4
(1783-1800)
100

The Lucayans are a branch of the ______________ family.

Arawak 

100

________ _______ granted The Bahama Islands to Sir Robert Heath, but nothing was done to develop the islands.

King Charles I 

100

Beginning of the Crown Colony Government. The British Government took over the colony's administration and appointed its first Royal Governor, ________ ________. 

Woodes Rogers

100

What is the name of the two churches that the Loyalists constructed that are still erected today?

St. Matthew's Anglican Church and St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church

200

The word 'Bahamas' is derived from the Lucayan word "Bahama", meaning _______  ________ ________.

Large Upper Midland

200

The Eleutheran Adventurers were shipwrecked near an island the Lucayans called Citagoo. It was renamed __________ meaning Freedom. 

Eleuthera

200

George Phenney was appointed Royal Governor, replacing Woodes Rodgers. His wife established the ________ ________ and sold goods from Government House. 

Straw Market

200
What was the first newspaper in The Bahamas that was established by The Loyalists called?

The Bahama Gazette

300

_____________ ____________ was perhaps the first tourist to The Bahamas.

Christopher Columbus 

300

The Eleutheran Adventurers faced economic hardship and sought assistance from residents of Boston, Massachusetts, and subsistence supplies were sent to them. In gratitude, the Eleutheran Adventurers shipped Braziletto wood, which was used to build _________ __________.

Harvard University

300

Woodes Rodgers reappointed Royal Governor and established parliamentary democracy. The first meeting of Parliament was held on September 29th, 1729, in a residence at ________ and ___________ ____________.

Bay and Market Streets

300
Construction of a major part of Fort Charlotte, overlooking the western entrance to Nassau Harbour. It was constructed during Lord Dunmore's governorship and named after King George III's wife, __________ __________ __________.

Queen Saharia Charlotte

400

The Bahamas is an archipelago not only made up of islands but also _______ that were derived from the Lucayans. 

Cays
400

____________, such as Edward (Blackbeard), Calico Jack Rackham, Anne Bonney and Mary Reid began to frequent the Bahamas in large numbers after 1960. 

Pirates 

400

Peter Henry Bruce, a British military engineer, constructed which Fort?

Fort Montagu
400

Lord Dunmore constructed which Fort at the highest point in the city of Nassau?

Fort Fincastle

500

Christopher Columbus landed in Guanahani on Friday, October 12th, 1492 and renamed it San Salvador meaning ___________ __________.

Holy Saviour

500

Under Governor Nicholas Trott (perhaps the most effective Proprietary Governor), Charles Town was reorganized and renamed ________________ in honour of King William III.

Nassau

500

The Spanish invaded Nassau, took the governor captive, and occupied the forts. They remained here for a year. The Bahamas was restored to _________ ________ by a treaty with Spain. 

Great Britain

500

Voters were male, white, over 21 years of age, residents of The Bahamas for at least _____ year, and owned a large area of land.

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