Sec 1 Chapter 2

What was the name of the organisation that Raffles belonged to, which shaped Britain’s colonial actions in Asia?

• British Colonial Office

• Royal Society of Asia

• British East India Company

• Asian Trade Federation

What did the British sell to China from India?

• Spices

• Opium

• Tea

• Silk

What did the British want to buy from China?

• Spices

• Silk

• Porcelain

• Tea

Why were spices so valuable and important?

• Spices were only valuable for their color.

• Spices were mainly used as currency in trade.

• Spices were valuable for their rarity, culinary uses, preservation properties, and medicinal benefits.

• Spices were primarily used for decoration.

Who had been in control of the Southeast Asian region before the British arrived?

• The Dutch

• The Chinese

• The French

What were the names of Britain’s existing ports in Southeast Asia? Select those which apply.

• Penang

• Melaka

• Singapore

• Batavia

• Bencoolen

Why were they unsuitable for British interests? Match the correct reasons to the appropriate port.

• Bencoolen was situated too far away from the spice trade

• Batavia was on the wrong side of the spice trade.

• Penang was too far from the Straits of Melaka for the British to control

• Melaka was too far from the Straits of Melaka for the British to control

• Bencoolen was difficult to access due to the weather.

What was suitable about Singapore’s features that attracted the British? Select all which apply.

• Singapore's availability of drinking water.

• Singapore's safety

• Singapore's natural harbour

• Singapore's good location

Who did Raffles invite to Singapore to gain the rights to set up a trading post in Singapore?

• The younger brother, Hussein Long

• The elder brother, Hussein Long

• The younger brother, Tengku Abdul Rahman

• The elder brother, Tengku Abdul Rahman

What did the 1824 Anglo-Dutch Treaty change in terms of the ports controlled by the respective powers?

• Britain traded Bencoolen to get Melaka

• Britain traded Bencoolen to get Batavia

• Britain traded Penang to get Melaka