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Please try again later. On July 10th of 1973 The Bahamas gained independence. Prior to this the Bahamas had been a colony under the British Crown since 1718. Join Cliff for this episode as he discusses Independence and how Bahamas' independence has helped them prosper as a nation.lease try again later. On July 10th of 1973 The Bahamas gained independence. Prior to this the Bahamas had been a colony under the British Crown since 1718. Join Cliff for this episode as he discusses Independence and how Bahamas' independence has helped them prosper as a nation.
British interest began in 1629 when Charles I granted Robert Heath, attorney general of England, territories in America including âBahama and all other Isles and Islands lying southerly there or neare upon the foresayd continent.â Heath, however, made no effort to settle the Bahamas.