History Singapore
History Chapter 2&5 Notes
Checklist on Chapter 2: Who was the founder of Singapore?
1. Reasons why Singapore was chosen as a port 2. Importance of the signing of the Anglo-Dutch Treaty 3. Contributions of Maj William Farquhar, Sir Stamford Raffles, John Crawfurd.
Reasons why Singapore was chosen as a port
British Current Situation
1. They had ports at Bencoolen and Penang 2. They were also in trade with China and India. They traded their Opium which was from India for Chinese tea in which they sold in Europe. 3. They desperately needed a stop over port.
Breaking the Dutch Monopoly of trade
1. During the early 19th Century, the Dutch and the British competed with each other to control the highly profitable sea trade routes. 2. The Dutch had dominant control due to their trade in the Malay Archipelago due to their ports which were located in strategic locations(Meleka and Batavia). 3. They restricted Britain and other European traders to Batavia(in Java). 4. Also they had to pay heavy taxes on goods traded and exorbitant fees for using the port of Batavia. 5. Also they even restricted the Asian trading boats to fly a Dutch flag and carry a Dutch permit or pass. They were also not allowed to trade any ports other than Dutch controlled ones. 6. They also needed a stop over with their trade with China, to replenish supplies but with the Dutch controlling the ports, the British had to spend lot of money paying taxes hence, could not maximize profits.
Ineffectiveness of its already ports
1. Bencoolen was facing the Indian Ocean, which was too far from the main trading area, the straits of Meleka. Traders deemed it as inconvenient to trade in Bencoolen. 2. Meanwhile, Penang was too far north from the straits of Meleka. As a result, British ships were open to pirate attacks, storms, monsoons, foreign invasions etc. This made the port unsafe, hence was ineffective to make profits. Traders
Checklist on Chapter 2: Who was the founder of Singapore?
1. Reasons why Singapore was chosen as a port 2. Importance of the signing of the Anglo-Dutch Treaty 3. Contributions of Maj William Farquhar, Sir Stamford Raffles, John Crawfurd.
Reasons why Singapore was chosen as a port
British Current Situation
1. They had ports at Bencoolen and Penang 2. They were also in trade with China and India. They traded their Opium which was from India for Chinese tea in which they sold in Europe. 3. They desperately needed a stop over port.
Breaking the Dutch Monopoly of trade
1. During the early 19th Century, the Dutch and the British competed with each other to control the highly profitable sea trade routes. 2. The Dutch had dominant control due to their trade in the Malay Archipelago due to their ports which were located in strategic locations(Meleka and Batavia). 3. They restricted Britain and other European traders to Batavia(in Java). 4. Also they had to pay heavy taxes on goods traded and exorbitant fees for using the port of Batavia. 5. Also they even restricted the Asian trading boats to fly a Dutch flag and carry a Dutch permit or pass. They were also not allowed to trade any ports other than Dutch controlled ones. 6. They also needed a stop over with their trade with China, to replenish supplies but with the Dutch controlling the ports, the British had to spend lot of money paying taxes hence, could not maximize profits.
Ineffectiveness of its already ports
1. Bencoolen was facing the Indian Ocean, which was too far from the main trading area, the straits of Meleka. Traders deemed it as inconvenient to trade in Bencoolen. 2. Meanwhile, Penang was too far north from the straits of Meleka. As a result, British ships were open to pirate attacks, storms, monsoons, foreign invasions etc. This made the port unsafe, hence was ineffective to make profits. Traders