Social Studies

1. British were very loyal to they people they trade with

1.1. Page 6, "By the early 19th century, Britan's trade with China had become very important. The British were afraid that the profitable China trade would be affected if the Dutch continued to occupy more areas in the Archipeligo.

2. The Dutch were very powerful in the early 1800's (trading wise?)

2.1. Page 10, "The Bugis cheifs in Riau made the younger son, Tengku Abdul Rahma, the new Sultan. This was supported by the Dutch." The Dutch even got to help make a decision that didn't really involve them!

2.2. (Page 5) "At that time, the Dutch controlled most of the Archipelago trade."

2.2.1. Included

2.2.2. Included

2.2.3. Excluded

3. The Dutch were a major setback to the British in trading

3.1. (Page 5) "At that time, the Dutch controlled most of the Archipelago trade."

3.1.1. Materials

3.1.2. Personel

3.1.3. Services

3.1.4. Duration

3.2. (Page 8-9) "Raffles believed that Singapore was the ideal place for the British to start a new trading settlement... However, the Sultan was under the control of the Dutch, and Raffles knew that the Dutch would not allow the British to occupy Singapore."

4. Singapore is the ideal place to trade

4.1. Page 8, "At Singapore I found advances far superior to what the other islands had to offer."

4.1.1. Schedule

4.1.2. Budget

4.2. Page 8, "It has also been my good fortune to discover one of the safest harbours in the area".

4.2.1. KPI's