2. Chapter 2: Who was the founder of Singapore? Sir Stamford Raffles? William Farquhar? Dr. John Crawfurd? Pioneers of Singapore?
3. Chapter 2: Who was the founder of Singapore? What do you understand by the term “ founded ”?
4. Chapter 2: Who was the founder of Singapore? What do you understand by the term “ founded ”? a founder is someone who formulates the basis of something.
5. Chapter 2: Who was the founder of Singapore? What are these?
6. Chapter 2: Who was the founder of Singapore? The Advent of Colonial Powers in SEA Since the 16 th century, European powers began to arrive in Asia in search of spices and other goods such as silk and precious stones. Began with the Portuguese, followed by the Dutch and British.
10. Chapter 2: Who was the founder of Singapore? Sir Stamford Raffles Raffles started working as a clerk in London for the British East India Company in 1795, at the age of fourteen. I know Bahasa Melayu!
13. Chapter 2: Who was the founder of Singapore? “ The Dutch possess the only routes through which ships must sail into the Malay Archipelago, the Straits of Sunda and Melaka and the British have now not an inch of ground to stand upon between India and China, nor a friendly port at which they obtain water and obtain refreshment” Read textbook, page 24.
14. Chapter 2: Who was the founder of Singapore? With ports that are in geographically poor locations, what would be a logical move for the British?
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17. Chapter 2: Who was the founder of Singapore? What Raffles did to solve the problems Secretly but formally recognising Tengku Hussein as the rightful Sultan, and obtaining his permission to start a settlement. In return, Tengku Hussein would receive $5000 a year and the Temenggong $3000.
18. Chapter 2: Who was the founder of Singapore? What Raffles did to solve the problems 6 February 1819 , Raffles, Tengku Hussein and the Temenggong signed a treaty allowing the British to build a settlement in the Southern part of the island. But Singapore was still under Sultan Hussein, NOT officially a British colony yet.
19. Chapter 2: Who was the founder of Singapore? What do you think the Dutch would have felt?
20. Chapter 2: Who was the founder of Singapore? The Dutch Response The Dutch made official protests to the British
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23. Chapter 2: Who was the founder of Singapore? The Infant Years of the New Settlement Large influx of traders, laborers, settlers. Attracted by policy of free trade and low taxes.
24. Chapter 2: Who was the founder of Singapore? The Infant Years of the New Settlement Bustling trading port
25. Chapter 2: Who was the founder of Singapore? The Infant Years of the New Settlement Abundant crime
26. Chapter 2: Who was the founder of Singapore? The Infant Years of the New Settlement Exterminating pests
27. Chapter 2: Who was the founder of Singapore? Of opium, gambling and slavery.
28. Chapter 2: Who was the founder of Singapore? The Infant Years of the New Settlement What would these problems result in??
29. Chapter 2: Who was the founder of Singapore? When did Singapore become an official British colony?
30. Chapter 2: Who was the founder of Singapore? Dr John Crawfurd Singapore officially became a British colony only in August 1824 with Dr John Crawfurd as second Resident. A treaty signed with Sultan Hussein handed the entire island to the British East India Company .
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32. Chapter 2: Who was the founder of Singapore? So… who was the founder of Singapore???
33. Chapter 2: Who was the founder of Singapore? Sir Stamford Raffles “ Singapore, a child of my own”
34. Chapter 2: Who was the founder of Singapore? William Farquhar “ Singapore…he founded”
35. Chapter 2: Who was the founder of Singapore? John Crawfurd “ John Crawfurd to be the real founder”
