Chapter 4: What Role Did the People in SG Play in Its Development as a Port City from 1819 to 1942? Flashcards
Timeline
1823
SG Institution is founded. It later becomes the SG Institution Free School, which offers classes in EL, CL, and Malay at the primary level.
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1825
The first convict labourers from India arrive in SG
Internal
1826
EIC forms Straits Settlements
Internal
1842
Chinese Girls’ School, later renamed the Church of England Zenana Missionary Society (CEZMS) School is founded. This sch would eventually be known as St Margaret’s Sch.
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1844
Tan Tock Seng establishes a paupers’ hospital (hospital for the poor) on Pearl’s Hill. This hospital would be later known as TTSH.
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1858
EIC is dissolved
External
1867
Thong Chai Medical Institution is set up.
Internal
1912
The Alsagoff Arab Sch is founded. Students are taught Arabic lang and Islamic knowledge as well as writing in EL and Malay.
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1912
The Alsagoff Arab Sch is founded. Students are taught Arabic lang and Islamic knowledge as well as writing in EL and Malay.
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1919
The Chinese High Sch is founded. This sch would later be known as HCI.
1929
Wall Street Crash in US
External
1942
Japanese troops invade SG.
Internal