Singapore History I

colony

A country or area that is under full or partial control of another. Singapore was a British ________.

archipelago

A group of islands in a large chain or cluster. Singapore was part of the Malay Archipelago.

trade route

A series of pathways connecting different countries that was used to transport goods and cargo. Allows goods to reach distant places.

Temasek

Ancient name for Singapore. It means "sea port" or "sea town". The name dates back to the 13th century CE.

immigrants

People from other countries who come to live and work. They have made Singapore multi-ethnic and multi-religious.

Tengku Hussein

Raffles recognised him as the rightful Sultan of Singapore, instead of his brother Tengku Abdul Rahman

15 Feb 1942

Singapore fell to the Japanese on ____________ (DD mon YEAR eg 12 Dec 1990)

Dutch

The British faced rivalry with the ________ over trading along the the Straits of Malacca and in the Malay archipelago.

Suez Canal

The ____ _______ was opened in 1869, shortening the sailing time from London to Singapore.

1959

The year Singapore became a self-governing state within the British Empire.

1832

The year Singapore became capital of Straits Settlements.

1824

The year Singapore officially became a British colony. (Dr John Crawfurd, the second Resident of Singapore, signed a treaty with Sultan Hussein.)

gambier

There were many ________ plantations in Singapore in the 1800s. They produced a common ingredient used by Asians in chewing betel nut.