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Title the post with your names of the group members and class

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Decide on who is the actual founder of Singapore.

Write 1-2 lines of explanation to justify your answer.

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Read Textbook Pg 62-63

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Read Textbook Pg 64

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Read Textbook Pg 61

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Title your post with the names of the group members + class

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Title your post with the names of the group members + class

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Look through the sources on the contender assigned to you.

Answer the guiding questions by jotting down in point form the contributions of the contender assigned to you.

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Read Sources A and B on Textbook Pg 67

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Read Sources E and F on Textbook Pg 69

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Read Sources C and D on Textbook Pg 68

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What was the position of the contender?

What was the contribution of the contender?

Were there any challenges that this contender faced in implementing his contribution?

How did the contribution made by contender impact Singapore? (think about both the positive and negative impact)

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1823 - Raffles and Farquhar Depart; John Crawfurd Appointed

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1819 - 1824 Early Issues on a New Island

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group 3 (eden, chloe, darlene, madeleine.)

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group 3 (eden, chloe, darlene, madeleine.)

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1. he is a major.

2.set up defense positions at the Singapore river. He also plays a British position at st John's island to inform passing ships about the new settlements. Many traders came. He was very popular among the people. He set up a police force from the sales of gambling and the sales of opium and liquor.

3.William Farquhar, the first British Resident of Singapore, faced numerous challenges in his role, including financial constraints, conflicting instructions from Stamford Raffles, and the need to implement pragmatic measures to ensure the survival of the newly established trading post. He also had to contend with a lack of resources, slow communication with superiors, and internal conflicts with Raffles over his administrative decisions

4.Singapore soon turned into a bustling trading market. There is no road or place that bears Farquhar name.

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second resident of singapore

he signed the treaty of friendship and alliance

he also reintroduced liscence for public gaming and the sale of opium

challenge is that he discarded others that could not make a profit

the profits earned ensured the smooth sailing of singapore

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Grp 5 (Ellie Tan, (1A) Riya, Angelica, Tristin, Kristin (1B))

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Grp 5 (Ellie Tan, (1A) Riya, Angelica, Tristin, Kristin (1B))

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1. Sir Stanford Raffles was the Governor-General of Bencoolen.

2. Sir Stanford Raffles faced having to calm the dutch down and sailing far away to find a suitable trading port.

3. He turned Singapore into a very clean island and a prospering trading port.

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Group 5 (Ellie Tan(1A) Riya, Angelica,  Kristin, Tristin (1B))

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Group 5 (Ellie Tan(1A) Riya, Angelica,  Kristin, Tristin (1B))

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1. Sir Stanford Raffles was the Governor-General of Bencoolen.

2. Sir Stanford Raffles faced having to calm the dutch down and sailing far away to find a suitable trading port.

3. He turned Singapore into a very clean island and a prospering trading port.

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(Riyan, Kendra, Tiffany, Run Xi, Veronica, Su-Ann)

1) What was the position of the contender?

He was the 2nd resident of Singapore.

2) What was the contribution of the contender?

Crawfurd reintroduced licences for public gambling and the sale of opium and the profits earned were used to ensure the smooth running of Singapore. He also maintained the policy of free trade in Singapore, in accordance with Raffles' wishes. He also implemented significant policies in Singapore.

3) Were there any challenges that this contender faced in implementing his contribution?

Crawfurd made several unsuccessful attempts to enter the British Parliament in the 1830s

4) How did the contribution made by contender impact Singapore? (think about both the positive and negative impact)

He played an important role in the signing of the 1824 treaty of Friendship and Alliance in which Sultan Hussein and the Temmenggong handed over control of Singapore to the EIC. With the signing of the treaty, Singapore officially came under British control

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John Crawfurd was appointed as the second resident of Singapore.

- He signed the 1824 Treaty of Friendship and Alliance.

- He gave Singapore the efficient administration that Raffles' could not supply.

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Group 2 ( Amber, Amberlyn, Haniya, Clara, Shin lyng, Joi

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Group 2 ( Amber, Amberlyn, Haniya, Clara, Shin lyng, Joi

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major william farquhar was a major

HIS CONTRIBUTIONS

he was the one that attracted many traders to Singapore. (Source 1)

He set up a defense position at the Singapore river and government hill. (Source 1)

He placed a British official on saint John's island to inform passing ships about Singapore's new settlement and it's free port. (Source 1)

He was the first and only official to hold the dual posts of residence commandant. (Source 2)

He initiated the search for a new post and negotiated the commercial treaty with Riau that laid the ground work for Hastings instructions to Raffles to establish a new post. (Source 2)

He built up Singapore's trade and population. (Source 2)

He cleared up the rat and insect infestation in Singapore. (Source 3)

He cut down parts of the jungle so people could travel easily through. (Source 3)

He forbade Littering to prevent the outbreak of diseases. (Source 3)

He ordered the Rochor River to be dredged. As well as Singapore's deep water harbour and laid the foundations for Keppel harbour. ( Source 3)

He put defense structures in place to protect the harbour (Source 3)

NEGATIVE

there is no road or place in singapore n that bears farquars name . farquar street in kampong glamnwas the only road named after him, but it is no longer in existance. when he deserves much moe credit in the founding of singapore.

TROUBLES

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Group 1 (Jeann, Yi Ting, Hridya, Ophelia-1B) (Maia, Dharu-1A)

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Group 1 (Jeann, Yi Ting, Hridya, Ophelia-1B) (Maia, Dharu-1A)

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William Farquhar was the first and only official to hold the dual post of resident and commandant in Singapore

He contributed by initiating the search for a new post and negotiated the commercial treaty with Riau that laid the groundwork for Hastings instructions to raffles to establish a new port. William Farquhar also contributed by building the settlement from scratch into a successful port .

The challenge that Farquhar had face was that the British was uninterested in Singapore but Farquhar built up Singapore's trade and population to such an extent that it changed to determination to retain it.

Farquhar's contribution of making Singapore's trading port as a free port impacted Singapore positively as many traders from Melaka were attracted to come to Singapore. These traders helped solve Singapore's food shortage issues, which were brought about by

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willaim farqhar

set up defence positions at the river

singapore set up as a free port

sold liscences for gambling

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i think its sir stamford raffles

sir stamford raffles found singapore and made it a trading port

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joi, amberlyn, shin lyng , haniya, clara, amber

we think that major william farquahar contributed the most to singapore and history was unfair to him.

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I think Sir Stanford Raffles is the actual founder of Singapore as he was the one who signed the 1819 treaty that allowed the British to establish a trading post in Singapore

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Group 5: Ellie, Kristin, Angelica, Riya, Tristin

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Group 5: Ellie, Kristin, Angelica, Riya, Tristin

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Sir Stamford Raffles. Raffles was the one who went with William Farquhar and he was the one that spotted Singapore.