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1
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What was the century SG regained prominence because of being a British post

A

19th century

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2
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Prior 19 century, who conducted most of British trade in Asia

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East India Company (EIC)

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What was EIC’s major source of income by the late 18th Century

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Trade between India and china

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4
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What did EIC import from India

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Opium and Cotton

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5
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What did EIC import from Britain

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Wool

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6
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What did EIC buy from China

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Tea, silk porcelain

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7
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What did British do to protect its lucrative India-China trade

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Control Straits of Melaka

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8
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Give 3 examples of Spices

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Cinnamon/ pepper/ nutmeg/ cloves/ mace

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9
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What were spices use for

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  • Cooking
  • medicinal purposes
  • preserving food
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10
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Since the 17th Century, britain had developed trade with which areas

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China, india, southeat asia

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11
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Who controlled a larger part of Southeast Asia than British

A

Dutch

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12
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(Revision) When did Dutch take over Melaka

A

1641

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13
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What trade was dutch able to control by 19th Century

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Straits of Melaka and Sunda straits

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14
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Where were British confined to trading because the Dutch has in control of most places

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Bencoolen

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15
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What were two trading ports British had after 1786

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Penang, Bencoolen

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16
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What were qualities SG had that made it an ideal trading port

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  • natural sheltered harbour
  • good supply of drinking water
  • the location was southern tip of straits of melaka so it was halfway point between India and China
17
Q

Who did raffles and farquhar meet up with and when to inform that EIC wanted to set up a trading post in SG

A
  • 29 jan 1819

- Temenggong Abdul Rahman

18
Q

Why was the temenggong not able to grant permission

A

SG was part of Johor-Riau, Johor-Riau was a vassal of the Dutch

19
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How did raffles set up a trading post in SG

A
  • 6 feb 1819
  • tengku hussein became the rightful Sultan
  • signed agreement with sultan hussein and temenggong to build a post
20
Q

What did sultan hussein and temenggong receive as compensation

A

Annual payment

21
Q

When did europeans wars take place

A

Between 1789 and 1815

22
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What did british become aware of during european wars

A

Importance of netherlands to their defence and security

23
Q

What were the 2 spheres of influence

A

malay peninsula and east indies(Indonesia)

24
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What countries were under british sphere of influence

A

Penang melaka SG

25
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Who was under dutch sphere of influence

A

Sumatra and islands to the south, straits of SG

26
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When did Sg officially become under british

A

2 aug 1824

Sultan hussein and temenggong handed SG over to EIC

27
Q

The three treaties are…

A

1819 treaty
1824 anglo-dutch treaty
1824 treaty of friendship and alliance

28
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Explain 1819 treaty

A
  • sir stamford raffles, sultan hussein, temenggong abdul rahman
  • allows british to set up trading post in southern SG
29
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Explain 1824 anglo-dutch treaty

A
  • representatives of dutch and british government
  • dutch dropped claims over SG
  • Malay peninsula and east indies divided
30
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Explain 1824 treaty of friendship and alliance

A
  • dr john crawfurd, sultan hussein, temenggong abdul rahman

- british were given control over whole of SG

31
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What was Major William Farquhar role in Sg

A

First resident of SG

32
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How did MWF contribute to SG (6 reasons)

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  • set up defence positions at SG river and government hill (fort canning) with help of 100 sepoys (indian soldiers)
  • SG was free port so he placed british official at St John’s island to inform passing ships about new settlement and free port
  • by 1823, many ppl attracted
  • traders from melaka solves SG food shortage issues
  • sold licences for gambling and sale of opium
  • use funds to set up police force
33
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From 1818 to 1824, how many times did raffles visit SG

A

3 times

34
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When was raffles third and final visit

A

October 1822

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