19th Century Singapore Push and Pull Factors

Singapore was a famous place where ships stop to refuel, get freshwater and restock more food. This makes Singapore a __?

• Port-of-call

• Entrepot

• Changi Point Jetty

• Trading Centre

Which is NOT an example of poverty and starvation

• Poor living conditions

• Rebellion and lawlessness

• Overpopulation

Which is an example of Unrest and Instability

• Hunger

• Natural Disaster

• Wars and rebellion

An example of unrest during the Qing dynasty was the

• Boxer rebellion

• Sepoy mutiny

• Java wars

People come to Singapore due to better trade and business opportunities because

• traders could trade freely without paying custom taxes

• Singapore lies in the midpoint of the trade route between Europe, India and China

• immigrants could enter and leave Singapore without having to pay for immigration passes and paper

Traders were attracted to Singapore due to better job prospects as

• more jobs were created due to developing infrastructures and port structures

• traders could buy and sell their products to everyone around the world

• Singapore has a free immigration policy

These companies helped manufacturers in Britain to sell factory goods to traders in Singapore. They also buy goods from traders to sell in Europe. What are these companies?

• British Agency Houses

• Peranakan Merchants

• Commission Companies

• Johnson & Johnson Pte Ltd

What is this?

• Textile

• Jawi

• Batik

• Yemen

Which of the following are people of Indonesia? (pick 3)

• Javanese

• Baweanese

• Ceylonese

• Balinese

Chinese Peranakans were great middlemen because...? (pick 3)

• They were many of them around.

• They can speak English,

• They can speak Malay.

• They can speak Chinese dialects.