How Did British Rule and External Developments Affect Singapore's Growth as a Port City from 1819 to 1942?

Flashcards covering vocabulary and key concepts from the lecture notes.

Anglo-Dutch Treaty and the Treaty of Friendship and Alliance

Established Singapore under British rule in 1824.

Free Port

Singapore was declared a free port from its founding days, becoming the centre for regional trade.

East India Company (EIC)

Formed the Straits Settlements by grouping Penang, Melaka and Singapore together.

Thomas Dunman

Appointed as the first full-time Commissioner of Police.

William Pickering

First Protector of the Chinese; The Chinese Protectorate was set up with William Pickering as the first Protector of the Chinese.

Dangerous Societies Ordinance

Banned secret societies.

Free Port Status

A key factor attracting traders to Singapore as they were not required to pay taxes on goods.

Transshipment

The transfer of goods from one trading ship to another while in transit at the port.

Entrepôt trade

The repackaging and redistribution of imported manufactured goods and regional produce.

Colonial Office

Singapore was handed over to the Colonial Office in 1867, becoming one of the most important and prosperous ports in the British Empire.

Sir Stamford Raffles

From 1819 to 1823, all decisions regarding Singapore had to be approved by Sir Stamford Raffles, who was the Lieutenant-Governor of Bencoolen.

East India Company (EIC)

Singapore was formally transferred to the EIC in August 1824, which controlled Singapore from 1824 to 1858.

India Office in London

After the EIC was dissolved in 1858, Singapore came under the administration of the India Office in London.

Colonial Office in London

Singapore became a Crown Colony and was transferred to the Colonial Office in London in 1867.

William Farquhar

In 1820, William Farquhar, the Resident of Singapore, made his son-in-law, Francis James Bernard, the chief police officer.

Thomas Dunman

Appointed as Deputy Magistrate and Deputy Superintendent of Police in 1843, and as Singapore's first full-time Commissioner of Police in 1857.

Chinese migrants

Also known as sinkehs (new guests)

Coolie-agents

Responsible for finding coolies to meet the demand in different parts of the world.

Chinese Protectorate

Government department set up in May 1877 to tackle the problems of secret societies, coolie abuses, poverty and prostitution among the Chinese community.

William Pickering

First Protector of the Chinese and head of the Chinese Protectorate.

1890 Dangerous Societies Ordinance

Gave the Governor the power to banish Chinese migrants and abolish any society deemed too dangerous.

Pirate Wind

The season between August and October that brought large fleets of pirate boats from northern Borneo to the Straits of Melaka.

Vernacular education

Education conducted in the native languages of the main communities.

Missionary

A person who visits a place with a religious mission.