History Chapter 2

Major William Farquhar

1. Set up defense positions at Singapore river in case of a Dutch attack, ensuring Singapore would be safe from enemy attack

2. Planes a British offical at St. John’s island to inform passing ships about Singapore’s free port status which attracted many traders to Singapore

3. Started a police force To ensure law and order

   1. Allowed gambling and sale of licences of opium and liqur

DR John Crawfurd

1. Reintroduced the sale licenses of opium and gambling, this brought in profits for settlement and were used to ensure the smooth running of Singapore

2. Maintained policy free trade so that traders would continue to come to Singapore to trade

3. Introduced Singapore first newspaper and street lighting

Sir Stamford Raffles

1. Show down gambling dens as it was harmful to the population

2. Designed the Raffles town plan which allocated areas to the different ethnic groups

3. Set up a botanical garden around government hill to cultivate cash crops

What did EIC sold to India and China

Cotten and Opium

What did China sell to EIC

1. tea

2. Silk

3. Porcelain

Importance of India- China Trade

Because it was The Singapore East India company’s major source of income as they made a lot of income from selling Chinese goods in Britain. To protect this trade, they needed to control the straits of Meleka, however the straits of meleka were under Dutch control at that time. Thus the British needed to find an alternative port in Southeast Asia that is free from Dutch control

Interest in spice trade

These spices were used for medicine and preservation of food which were essential to Europeans during winter. Thus spices were in high demand and were expensive and spice trade was very lucrative thus Europeans competed with each other for control of spice trade and systems for new ways to reach spice-producing regions in Asia.