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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.
After the new country of America gained its independence in the late 1770s, thousands of disgruntled British loyalists (complete with their slaves) moved to the Bahamas. Across their remaining colonies, mainly because of pressures applied on the home-front, the British abolished the slave trade in 1807.