Through research, this paper will offer an in depth analysis of The Bahamas and the International Government and will elaborate on the struggles that the Bahamian populace had to endure to create an identity, and find its place among the many countries of the world. In addition, it is expected to identify the historical, economic, and social impacts that shaped The Bahamas as we are today, The afore mentioned elements will be further illustrated to clearly define the Bahamas Government yester-year to the present time.
The Bahamas is an archipelagic nation that spans some 1000’s of miles across the Atlantic Ocean. It is comprised of over 700 islands, including rocks and cays. Its closest neighbor to the North west a mere 40 miles away is the United States of America, and to the South, The Caribbean and to the West and to the East, the Atlantic Ocean, which is a divider between the Bahamas and Europe and Africa. The geographical layout of the Bahamas aids in further understanding of the evolution of Bahamian Government.
Even though the struggle that marked the way to a majority-ruled, independent nation we still struggle as Bahamians, we still seek to fulfill the final phase of emancipation and become economically empowered, realizing at long last the dreams of those enslaved ancestors to truly become free and independent men and women, responsible and accountable for our own destinies, and limited only by our own imagination, we must demand from those who desire to sit in seats of power, the freedom to develop new and previously uncharted areas of the economy.

History of the Bahamas
Eight hundred years before Columbus arrived in the Bahamian archipelago, Native American peoples thrived on these islands. Originating in South America, these Indians had gradually colonized the Caribbean. Over the centuries, they spread northward along the arc of the Windward