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By: Danielle Standiford
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Where is Singapore?
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Why would the European Nation want to colonize Singapore?
• Trade with China was expanding.
• They believed they needed to “refit, revitalize and protect their merchant fleet”
• Needed to prevent any advances made by the Dutch in the East Indies.
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When & Who?
• Singapore was colonized in 1819
by the British.
• A man named Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles (Lieutenant Governor of Java) was the man who initiated the colonization.
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Effects of colonization
Singapore became one of the British Straits Settlements
The British Port in Singapore became important as a centre for the Indian China Trade
What is a Straits Settlement?
• The territories controlled by the British
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Benefits for the People of Singapore
• The trading port (founded during the colonization) is still used today , serving world markets and major multinational corporations
• Better railroads
• Brings in a more diverse culture
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Drawbacks for the People of Singapore
• Heavy taxes for the people to the colonizer •Natives become the lower class because the British were now the upper class.
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Benefits for Stamford Raffles
• Became famous
• Later known as the “Father of Singapore”
• Became successful in the expansion of the British empire
• Able to control a major trading post
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Where did I get my info?
• http://www.guidemesingapore.com/relocation/introduction/brief-history-of-singapore
• http://quis.qub.ac.uk/sss/singenc.html
• http://prezi.com/g48krokjv-jx/singapore/