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Proprietary Government Flashcards

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Who is a Proprietary governor?

A

Persons appointed by Lord Proprietors to govern proprietary colonies

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What is Proprietary Government?

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A government under the control of the Lord Proprietors

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Name 3 Lord Proprietors.

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John, Lord Berkley, Sir Peter Colleton, and Sir George Carteret

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On which date did Proprietary Government begin in The Bahamas?

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November 1st, 1670

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Which governor was an ex pirate?

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John Wentworth, 1672

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Which governor sold gunpowder to pirates?

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Cadwallader Jones, 1690

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Who was the best Proprietor Governor?

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Nicholas Trott, 1693

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Who was the worst Proprietor Governor?

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Cadwallader Jones, 1690

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Who gave permission for privateers to destroy ships in Bahamian waters?

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Robert Clarke, 1680

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What was the new name for Charles Town?

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Nassau

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Which year was Fort Nassau completed?

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1697

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Charles Town was completely destroyed in what year?

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1684

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Who (did not like the people) tried to bring the inhabitants ‘to reason’?

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Charles Chillingworth, 1676

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Why was he considered the worst proprietor governor?

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Cadwallader Jones never did anything to benefit the Proprietors nor the settlement. He sold gunpowders to pirates and never persecuted them for any crimes they committed

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Why was he considered the best proprietor governor?

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Nicholas Trott built a new fort for the protection against the Spanish and built a new town. The town was named Nassau

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What period did the proprietary government took place in?

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The years of the buccaneers and pirates

17
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Who was the appointed the first official Proprietary Governor but died before he arrived and never made it to the island?

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Hugh Wentworth, 1671

18
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Why did Governor Lilburne went home?

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There were no homes left in Nassau

19
Q

Who was a Jamaican preacher?

A

Thomas Bridges, 1686

20
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What were the 3 reasons for the failure of the Proprietary Government in The Bahamas?

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They failed to look after their colonies since they only wanted to make money from them, they didn’t visit the colonies, showing that they didn’t care and pirates were welcomed in The Bahamas by them and cause Fort Nassau to be destroyed by the pirates.

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What problems did the Bahamas experience before the establishment of Proprietary Government?

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There was no law and order and no government to run in the Bahamas

22
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Was the Proprietary Government successful in The Bahamas?

A

No because they were insufficient and corrupt

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