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WorksheetsBritish Intervention in Malaya
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 7mins
Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?
England
Africa
Malaya
Brunei
What was the East India Company main focus of trade with China?
Gold
Silver
Tea
Pepper
Where was the first British base in Malaya in 1786?
Malacca
Sumatra
Singapore
Penang
Who was incharge to find a new base for the British?
Farquhar
Bannerman
Raffles
Crawfurd
What was the problem between Tengku Abd Rahman and Tengku Hussein?
Throne disputes
Land disputes
Trade disputes
Raw-materials disputes
What was the name of the treaty signed between British and the Dutch in 1824?
Anglo-Dutch Treaty
British Treaty
Dutch Treaty
Treaty of England
What were the states under the Straits Settlements?
Singapore, India, Brunei
Penang, Malacca, Brunei
Singapore, Malaca, India
Singapore, Penang, Malacca
Why is the opening of this area very important during the 19th century?
Led to increase in slavery
Led to increase in profits
Led to the increase of the arrival Western powers to Asia
Led to increase of raw materials
Why was Singapore chosen as the best trading base for the British?
It provide accesible drinking water
The natives were good to Raffles
Sultan Hussein told Raffles it was a good place
The location of Singapore was ideal to fight off the Dutch
Where was the Dutch trading base in Malaya?
Penang
Malacca
Perlis
Perak
When was the East India Company abolished?
1876
1878
1864
1867
Why did the British Government warned Raffles not to anger the Dutch?
The Dutch was strong commercially and in navy
The Dutch was fearsome sea warriors
The Dutch can easily defeat the British in Malaya
The Dutch in Sumatra can bomb Singapore
Name the two Chinese factions in Perak?
Ghee Han and Hai Han
Hai Song and Hai Nam
Ghee Butter and Ghee Margarine
Ghee Hin and Hai San
Who invited the British to settle the dispute in Perak?
Raja Ismail
Raja Abdullah
Raja Kong
Raja Yusof
Where was Raja Abdullah exiled to?
Silicon
Silica
Seychelles
Silvia
What was the name of the treaty that introduced the Residential System in Malaya?
Anglo-Dutch Treaty
Treaty of Friendship and Alliance
Pangkor Engagement
Supplementary Agreement
What was the name of the ship where the Pangkor Engagement was signed?
HMS Darwin
HMS Pluto
HMS Constitution
HMS Moon
What was one of the term of the Pangkor Engagement 1874?
Raja Abdullah was the new Sultan of Perak
Raja Ismail was still the Sultan of Perak
Raja Yusof became the new Sultan of Johore
Ghee Hin was to be friends with Hai San
Who was the first British Resident of Perak?
Hugh Low
John Crawfurd
JWW Birch
Malcolm McArthur
How was the characteristic of JWW Birch that led him to be hated by the Perak chiefs?
He understand Malay
He liked Malay cultures and traditions
He was not fluent in Malay
He was well-likable by the Malay chiefs
What was one of the reforms introduced by JWW Birch?
He abolished debt-slavery
He set up the Perak State Council
Perak was divided into districts and kampungs
He improved the economy of Perak
Who was the third British Resident of Perak?
JG Davidson
Martin Lister
Hugh Low
Andrew Clarke
