1. The signing of treaty 1819 pg. 4,5
1.1. Sir Stamford greeted crowd
1.2. After signing british flag was raised.
1.2.1. Had a volley fired by guns
1.3. Raffles recognised Tengku Hussein
1.4. Sign treaty let British set up trading settlement
1.4.1. Sultan get $5000 and Temenggong get $3000 per year.
2. Dutch, British in Malay Archipelago pg.5,6
2.1. During 19 century during Malay Archipelago Dutch controlled.
2.1.1. Able to controll trades
2.2. Dutch did not want any other Eurpoean power.
2.2.1. Did not allow any british or european ships to trade at port
2.3. Dutch enjoyed having power over trading port
3. British Reaction to Dutch Monopoly pg. 6,7
3.1. British traders who came to trade in Malay Archipelago work for East India Company.
3.1.1. British and EIC managed to get into Penang and Bencoolen.
3.1.2. British also had relationships with India and China
3.1.3. Penang was a stopping point to India and Chima
3.2. By early 1900's Britain's trade with China was very important.
3.2.1. British worried China would be infected by Dutch
3.3. Sir Stamphord Raffles saw how Dutch were spreading trade
4. Singapore's progression from fishing village to possession of british. pg. 7,8
4.1. 28 January 1819 Raffles caught sight of Singapore
4.1.1. Island was mostly jungle
4.2. Settlements Malay, Chinese, and Orang Laut
5. Singapore: A british trading Settlement pg. 9,10,11
5.1. 29 January 1819 Raffles landed met with Temenggong
5.1.1. British explained to the Temenggong that they wanted to set up trading
5.1.2. Temenggong was agreeable but informed British that island was part of Johor-Riau sultanate
5.2. Sultan had to give permission
5.2.1. Sultan was controlled by the Dutch
5.3. Hussein should have been Sultan instead of Abdul
5.3.1. Hussein was away when father died. British elected Abdul Sultan instead of Hussein because Hussein was away.
5.4. Raffels came up with plan that Hussein would send one of his men from Riau so Dutch would not suspect
5.4.1. Hussein agreed to be recognized as British Sultan
5.4.2. Hussein agreed to be recognized as British Sultan
5.4.3. Hussein agreed to be recognized as British Sultan
6. Singapore: a British Posession pg. 11
6.1. Treaty that was signed only gave permission for British to be able to trade
6.1.1. Did not own island yet