British Singapore

Most of British trade in Asia was conducted by a trading company called the...

• British India Federation

• British East India Company

• UK-India Firm

• English Indian Private Limited

Why did Britain get more involved in Southeast Asia?

• The importance of their India-China trade

• Wanted to fight the Dutch

• Interest in spice trade

• Interest in Southeast Asian culture

Why were the existing British ports unsuitable? You may select more than one option.

• Melaka was not easily defensible

• Penang was too far south

• Penang was too far north

• Bencoolen was not on the trading route

Why was Singapore a suitable choice?

• Singapore had a sheltered harbour

• Singapore had abundant drinking water

• Singapore was conveniently located on the India-China route

• Singapore was not held by the Dutch

• All of the options

There were two sucessors to the Sultanate of Johor, Hussein and Abdul Rahman. Which one of them had been (1) crowned by his supporters as Sultan, and (2) had a treaty with the Dutch?

• Hussein

• Abdul Rahman

Raffles decided to recognise one of them as the Sultan, and signed a treaty with him. Who was this?

• Hussein

• Abdul Rahman