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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.
During the 18th-century slave trade, many Africans were brought to the Bahamas as labourers. Their descendants constitute 85 percent of the Bahamian population. The Bahamas gained independence from the United Kingdom on July 10, 1973.==Pre-]]. Sometime between 500 to 800, Tainos taÃ­nos began crossing in dugout canoes From hispaniola/and Or cuba to The. bahamasuring the American War of Independence the Bahamas fell to Spanish forces under General Galvez in 1782. A British-American Loyalist expedition led by Colonel Andrew Deveaux, recaptured the islands in 1783. After the American Revolution, the British issued land grants to American Loyalists who went into exile.