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Raffles Setting Up British Trading Settlement
On the 29th January 1819 , Raffles together with Farquhar, landed on the isalnd and met with the Temenggon. After exchanging freindly greetings, Raffles explained to the Temenggong that the Brittish wanted to start a Brittish trading settlement there. The Temenggong let Raffles sign a treaty so that he could set up his trading settlement. -
Why Singapore Was Chosen
Raffles beleived that Singpore was an ideal place for the brittish to start a brittish trading settlement. He was impressed with what he saw. It was safe, he found a safe harbour, and thought Singapore would soon rise and could break the Dutch Monopoly of Trade. -
The Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution Changed Singapore because of all the machines. Every one was going to work instead of staying home. An example is the spinning jetty. It wove clothes instead of the old fashioned way by hand. -
Opening Of The Suez Canal
The Opening of the Suez Canal helped Singapore become a very good trading country. To get to the other side of Africa, ships had to go under the Cape of Good Hope, which is located under Africa. Then they had to go all the way up to get to their destination. Then a man named Ferdinand de Lesseps discovered it. Now people from other countries could get to Singapore Easily thanks to the Suez Canal. -
The Dutch Monoply Of Trade
In the early part of the 19th century, Dutch controlled most of Achipelago trade. They were able to control trade because they occupied many areain the Archipelago including Melaka and Java. As the Dutch did not want any other European power to share in the Archipleago trade, they did not allow the Brittish or other European ships to trade at any of the Dutch controlled trading ports. -
The Coming Of The Immigrant's / Where They Settled
n the early 19th century, many of the immagrants settled near the Singapore river. The settlement soon grew into a busy town with thousands of settlers.Malays settled at Kampong Glam. Indians settled at Chulia Kampong. Europeans settled at European Town. And the Chinese went to China town. -
Why The Immigrant's Came To Singapore - Push & Pull Factor's
After the coming of the Brtish, Singapore was like a magnet that attracted immagrants from many countries.Pull: The immagrants came in large numbers because the British allowed them to come and go as they pleased. There was no war, it was peacful and that is one that atracted the immagrants. As a settlement that was newly set up by the brittish, there were all kinds of work to be found.Push: Poverty and shortage of food. Natural disasters. -
World War One And It's Effect's On Singapore
Even though the war took place in the West it still affected Singapore's trade. The two sides were the Central Powers and the Allies. A German warship was outside Singapore allowing no one in and no one out until it was destroyed by and Australian Warship and then trade returned to normal. -
Contribution's Of The Immigrant's
he early immagrants contributed to the growth of Singapore in many ways. Some helped to build the settlement. Others promoted trade. There were also those who helped to run the country by working in government deopartments and others who served the community by helpng to improve the lives of people. -
The Signing Of The 1819 Treaty
On the 6 of February in 1819 it was a clear day. A small crowd gathered at Padang to witness an important event. After every one was seated in the sent, Raffles publicly recognized Tengku Hussein as the Sultan of Johor. Then Raffles, Tengku Hussein, and the Temengong signed a treaty allowing the British to set up a trading settlement in the southern parts of Singapore. -
The Great Depression - It's Effect's On Singapore
Another external event that had a tremendous effect on Singapore was the Great Depresion. The Depresion started in the United States of America but spread to Europe and the rest of the world. It was a period of bad buisiness conditions. Many factories, shops, and banks had to close down. Millions of people lost thir jobs and sffered great hardship.
