ch 2 - why did the british become more involved in southeast asia

Question 1

why did the british become more involved in southeast asia?

Answer 1

1. importance of the india-china trade
2. interest in spice trade

Question 2

much of india was under control of the … in the ……. century (FITB)

Answer 2

EIC, late 18th

Question 3

what was EIC’s major source of income

Answer 3

india china trade

Question 4

what did EIC export

Answer 4

cotton and opium

Question 5

what did EIC buy

Answer 5

tea silk porcelain

Question 6

what are some examples of the spices traded

Answer 6

cinnamon pepper nutmeg

Question 7

what are uses of spices

Answer 7

cooking medicinal preservation purposes

Question 8

what does monopoly mean

Answer 8

complete control

Question 9

who did most of the british trade in asia

Answer 9

EIC

Question 10

…. monopolised the spice trade after taking control of melaka in …

Answer 10

dutch east india company,, 1641

Question 11

where did the DEIC shift main trade to after taking control of melaka

Answer 11

sunda straits

Question 12

bc of the dutch in 19th century what could british do

Answer 12

use penang port which is too far north to compete with better dutch ports, use bencoolen port but its not part of trading route, or pay taxes to the dutch

Question 13

hence what did the british do to break dutch monopoly

Answer 13

find a region in southeast asia to use

Question 14

why did the british choose singapore

Answer 14

1. good geo location in the middle of india and china
   2.natural sheltered harbour
2. good supply of drinking water

Question 15

who from the british first step foot into singapore

Answer 15

sir stamford raffles and sir william farquhar

Question 16

when did farquhar and raffles step foot onto singapore

Answer 16

29 january 1819

Question 17

who did farquhar and raffles first meet in singapore

Answer 17

local chief temenggong abdul rahman

Question 18

who did raffles help to get the throne

Answer 18

abdul rahman’s older brother tengku hussein

Question 19

what did raffles get in exchange for helping tengku huessien

Answer 19

small patch of southern singapore land to set up a port

Question 20

what was the dutch response to british taking singapore

Answer 20

they were mad bc singapore was sorta still under their sphere of influence

Question 21

what was the british response to raffles taking singapore

Answer 21

angry at first bc it strained their rs with the dutch but lord hastings eventually agreed with raffles’ idea of taking singapore to stop dutch advancement

Question 22

what was the treaty made in 1819 called and what was it made for

Answer 22

1819 treaty - allowed brits to set up a trading post in south singapore

Question 23

what were the treaties made in 1824 called

Answer 23

1824 anglo-dutch - dutch dropped legal claim on singapore
1824 traty of friendship and alliance - british full control of singapore

Question 24

what did raffles do in singapore

Answer 24

• visited only 3 times last visit fired farquhar in june 1823
• shut down gambling dens and sales of opium as he felt it was harmful to the people
  came up with the singapore town plan

Question 25

what did farquhar do in singapore

Answer 25

• 1st major resident of singapore
• set up defence positions and singapore river and government hill
• made the decision to turn singapore into a free port
• placed a british official on st johns island to publicise singapores status as a free port
• went against raffles’ orders and sold licenses to operate gambling dens, sales of opium etc to get money to start a police force

Question 26

what did crawfurd do in singapore

Answer 26

• 2nd major resident of singapore
• reintroduced gambling and opium
• used the money to ensure smooth operation of the country
• was crucial in signing 1824 treaty of friendship and alliance
• introduced newspaper and allowed for proper street lighting