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Yuying Secondary School

Humanities Department
Secondary 2: Chapter 2
Discovery Channel: History of Singapore

Why did the British choose Singapore as their trading settlement?

1. What were the 4 ports in the Malay Archipelago?


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Super powers ___________________


___________________

2. What were the ports  


owned by the respective
super powers?  

3. Why did the British need to find another port in the Malay Archipelago?

4. Why was the India-China route important for the British?


5. Who were the people with Raffles when he was in Singapore?


Done by Ms Yee Sze Jia 1


Yuying Secondary School
Humanities Department
Secondary 2: Chapter 2

6. How did Raffles managed to set up a trading settlement in Singapore?


Who were the contenders? Tengku ____________________ Tengku ____________________

What was their position in the


family? Eldest/youngest?

Who was the rightful king? ()

Who became the king? ()

Who was under the control of


the Dutch? ()

Who eventually signed a treaty


with Raffles so that he could
set up a trading settlement in
Singapore? ()

How was he paid after the


British had set up a trading
settlement in Singapore?

How did Raffles manage to set


up a trading settlement in
Singapore?

7. Was the East Indies Company aware of the treaty signed by Raffles and the Temenggong?
What was their reaction?

8. What was the Dutch’s reaction to the treaty signed by Raffles and the Temenggong?

Done by Ms Yee Sze Jia 2

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