The Bahamas is a good example of what most people think of when someone talks about an island paradise. The islands have a fascinating history with illegal activities and periods of economic prosperity and poverty.
The story begins with Cairo Lukku Bahamas were the first inhabitants of the islands. They were from South America and settled in the islands around the ninth century AD, after wandering through the Caribbean in the Bahamas. He also saw a couple of other names, Lucayan, Arawaks or, as Christopher Columbus mistakenly called Indians. Columbus was wrong in naming, because I thought I had landed in the East Indies and described the natives as Indians.
Islands, also known as piracy, because the islands an ideal location for illegal activities. Many famous pirates as Blackbeard and Anne Bonney were the Bahamas for at least part of their career. In general, the pirates would lure ships into shallow waters near the islands, and while they were justified, they raid ships. In 1670, Britain claimed the islands in the region. Even with the largest fleet at that time Britain was powerless to stop the pirates. In 1718 the first governor of the islands took and managed to drive the pirates away. England at that time recognized the Bahamas as a colony official.
Piracy was officially over. How-ever, during the war between England and Spain during the American Revolution, official of piracy, the race continued on the islands. The race is sanctioned by the government and led to sporadic periods of prosperity to the islands. May 1782, Spain has adopted the Bahamas to Colombia after the Spanish had entered the American Revolution, the Americans. With the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in 1783, how-ever, Spain gave the Bahamas to England.
After the war of independence, has left southerners who remained loyal to England, the newly formed United States and moved to the Bahamas, bringing with them their slaves. These settlers have begun to cotton in the Bahamas, under the protection of the British government. When the Civil War began, the Union Navy tried to block the Bahamas. The civil war was a good period for the Bahamas, as residents ran from the Confederation of cotton to England and even managed to send material to the Confederation.
After the Civil War things calmed down a bit 'in the Bahamas. With the ban in the United States, the Bahamas was again as the area has become the basis for the countries illegal consumption of alcohol. With the repeal of the ban, how-ever, on the islands experienced a period of economic uncertainty.
With the advent of the Second World War, the Bahamas has begun to play a new role. The islands have become a way station for aircraft and warships in the Atlantic. As the war ended in a most prosperous new adventure began. The islands began to be recognized as a tourist destination and visitors have begun to breathe new life into the economy of the islands. In the 1950's, when Cuba was closed to tourists from America, the Bahamas became an alternative destination for those visiting the region.
Year 1964, England gave the island's ability to govern and change from colony to republic in 1969. In 1973, the Commonwealth of the Bahamas gained independence from the Commonwealth, but decided to keep Queen Elizabeth II as head of state.
Bahamas had a particular pattern of ups and downs over the years. Size it's the history, the Bahamas, periods of economic prosperity (usually through illegal activities, or at least those doubtful), then periods of economic stagnation. Now, the Bahamas is probably best known as a tourist destination because of its beautiful scenery.