1. Proprietary Government had failed. 2. Islands were being over-run by pirates. 3. New Providence was constantly under attack from Spain and France 4. They wanted to develop the islands in order to make them profitable.
buzz1. 1  a low, vibrating, humming sound, as of bees, machinery, or people talking. 2  a rumor or report. 3  Informal. a phone call: When I find out, I'll give you a buzz. 4  Slang. a feeling of intense enthusiasm, excitement, or exhilaration: I got a terrific buzz from those Pacific sunsets. a feeling of slight intoxication. to make a low, vibrating, humming sound. to speak or murmur with such a sound. to be filled with the sound of buzzing or whispering: The room buzzed.
browbeat (third-person singular simple present browbeats, present participle browbeating, simple past , past participle browbeaten) (transitive) To bully in an intimidating, bossy, or supercilious way. Though the teacher browbeat all the children, they still acted out during the lesson. (to bully in an intimidating way): bully, cow, domineer, intimidate.