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British Intervention in Malaya

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?

a)

England

b)

Africa

c)

Malaya

d)

Brunei

2.

What was the East India Company main focus of trade with China?

a)

Gold

b)

Silver

c)

Tea

d)

Pepper

3.

Where was the first British base in Malaya in 1786?

a)

Malacca

b)

Sumatra

c)

Singapore

d)

Penang

4.

Who was incharge to find a new base for the British?

a)

Farquhar

b)

Bannerman

c)

Raffles

d)

Crawfurd

5.

What was the problem between Tengku Abd Rahman and Tengku Hussein?

a)

Throne disputes

b)

Land disputes

c)

Trade disputes

d)

Raw-materials disputes

6.

What was the name of the treaty signed between British and the Dutch in 1824?

a)

Anglo-Dutch Treaty

b)

British Treaty

c)

Dutch Treaty

d)

Treaty of England

7.

What were the states under the Straits Settlements?

a)

Singapore, India, Brunei

b)

Penang, Malacca, Brunei

c)

Singapore, Malaca, India

d)

Singapore, Penang, Malacca

8.

Why is the opening of this area very important during the 19th century?

a)

Led to increase in slavery

b)

Led to increase in profits

c)

Led to the increase of the arrival Western powers to Asia

d)

Led to increase of raw materials

9.

Why was Singapore chosen as the best trading base for the British?

a)

It provide accesible drinking water

b)

The natives were good to Raffles

c)

Sultan Hussein told Raffles it was a good place

d)

The location of Singapore was ideal to fight off the Dutch

10.

Where was the Dutch trading base in Malaya?

a)

Penang

b)

Malacca

c)

Perlis

d)

Perak

11.

When was the East India Company abolished?

a)

1876

b)

1878

c)

1864

d)

1867

12.

Why did the British Government warned Raffles not to anger the Dutch?

a)

The Dutch was strong commercially and in navy

b)

The Dutch was fearsome sea warriors

c)

The Dutch can easily defeat the British in Malaya

d)

The Dutch in Sumatra can bomb Singapore

13.

Name the two Chinese factions in Perak?

a)

Ghee Han and Hai Han

b)

Hai Song and Hai Nam

c)

Ghee Butter and Ghee Margarine

d)

Ghee Hin and Hai San

14.

Who invited the British to settle the dispute in Perak?

a)

Raja Ismail

b)

Raja Abdullah

c)

Raja Kong

d)

Raja Yusof

15.

Where was Raja Abdullah exiled to?

a)

Silicon

b)

Silica

c)

Seychelles

d)

Silvia

16.

What was the name of the treaty that introduced the Residential System in Malaya?

a)

Anglo-Dutch Treaty

b)

Treaty of Friendship and Alliance

c)

Pangkor Engagement

d)

Supplementary Agreement

17.

What was the name of the ship where the Pangkor Engagement was signed?

a)

HMS Darwin

b)

HMS Pluto

c)

HMS Constitution

d)

HMS Moon

18.

What was one of the term of the Pangkor Engagement 1874?

a)

Raja Abdullah was the new Sultan of Perak

b)

Raja Ismail was still the Sultan of Perak

c)

Raja Yusof became the new Sultan of Johore

d)

Ghee Hin was to be friends with Hai San

19.

Who was the first British Resident of Perak?

a)

Hugh Low

b)

John Crawfurd

c)

JWW Birch

d)

Malcolm McArthur

20.

How was the characteristic of JWW Birch that led him to be hated by the Perak chiefs?

a)

He understand Malay

b)

He liked Malay cultures and traditions

c)

He was not fluent in Malay

d)

He was well-likable by the Malay chiefs

21.

What was one of the reforms introduced by JWW Birch?

a)

He abolished debt-slavery

b)

He set up the Perak State Council

c)

Perak was divided into districts and kampungs

d)

He improved the economy of Perak

22.

Who was the third British Resident of Perak?

a)

JG Davidson

b)

Martin Lister

c)

Hugh Low

d)

Andrew Clarke