ch 2 - why did the british become more involved in southeast asia Flashcards
why did the british become more involved in southeast asia?
- importance of the india-china trade
- interest in spice trade
much of india was under control of the … in the ……. century (FITB)
EIC, late 18th
what was EIC’s major source of income
india china trade
what did EIC export
cotton and opium
what did EIC buy
tea silk porcelain
what are some examples of the spices traded
cinnamon pepper nutmeg
what are uses of spices
cooking medicinal preservation purposes
what does monopoly mean
complete control
who did most of the british trade in asia
EIC
…. monopolised the spice trade after taking control of melaka in …
dutch east india company,, 1641
where did the DEIC shift main trade to after taking control of melaka
sunda straits
bc of the dutch in 19th century what could british do
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
hence what did the british do to break dutch monopoly
find a region in southeast asia to use
why did the british choose singapore
- good geo location in the middle of india and china
2.natural sheltered harbour - good supply of drinking water
who from the british first step foot into singapore
sir stamford raffles and sir william farquhar
when did farquhar and raffles step foot onto singapore
29 january 1819
who did farquhar and raffles first meet in singapore
local chief temenggong abdul rahman
who did raffles help to get the throne
abdul rahman’s older brother tengku hussein
what did raffles get in exchange for helping tengku huessien
small patch of southern singapore land to set up a port
what was the dutch response to british taking singapore
they were mad bc singapore was sorta still under their sphere of influence
what was the british response to raffles taking singapore
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
what was the treaty made in 1819 called and what was it made for
1819 treaty - allowed brits to set up a trading post in south singapore
what were the treaties made in 1824 called
1824 anglo-dutch - dutch dropped legal claim on singapore
1824 traty of friendship and alliance - british full control of singapore
what did raffles do in singapore
- 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
what did farquhar do in singapore
- 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
what did crawfurd do in singapore
- 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
