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Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
In which year did the British formally adopt a policy of intervention in Malaya?
1871
1873
1874
1891
Before 1874, the British East India Company (EIC) in Malaya was interested in... [Choose the best answer]
trading bases, making profits and making Britain powerful
making Britain powerful
making profits
trading bases and making profits
Which of the following countries are part of the Straits Settlement?
Melaka, Perak, Sumatra
Melaka, Perak, Singapore
Melaka, Penang, Singapore
Meleka, Pahang, Singapore
Which of the following is not a reason why the British decided on a policy of intervention in Malaya?
Anarchy in the Malay States
Economic interest
European rivalry
Spread religion
Who is Sir Andrew Clarke?
First Resident of Perak
Governor of the Straits Settlement
Secretary of State of Colonies
Trader from the British East India Company
Why did the British want tin from Perak?
Tin ccould be used to store food for a longer period of time.
Tin was cheaper to produce in Perak than in Britain.
Tin was of good quality in Perak.
All of the above.
Who were involved in the Larut Wars?
Ghee Hins and Hai Sans
Ghee Sans and Hai Hins
The British and the locals in Perak
Yuxing and Malcolm
Who appealed to the British for support, agreeing to accept a British Resident as advisor if they recognised him as Sultan?
Raja Abdullah
Raja Ali
Raja Ismail
Raja Yusuf
When was the Pangkor Treaty signed?
1873
1874
1875
1876
The “men on the spot" are...
British missionaries in Malaya
British officials stationed in Malaya
British traders in Malaya
Local Malay chiefs who negotiated with the British
