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The Chinese were the majority race in Singapore. They were treated as the lowest class of workers as they did most of the hard labor.

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The Chinese were mostly unskilled, so they could only do hard labor. They were mostly coolies, hawkers and rickshaw pullers. They were thought of as the lowest class of workers.

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Chinese

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Hawkers,coolies,Cleaners,pullers,labourers

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Coolies/labourers, hawkers

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Buddhism

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Chinese

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Fujian and Guangzhou

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Mathea                               Coolies and labourers

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Mathea                               Coolies and labourers

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Rickshaw pullers
Hawkers

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Buddhism

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The fact that they were Chinese

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The Chinese were coolies and labourers. They were rickshaw pullers or hawkers

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They were buddhists.

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Being Chinese made them different as most of the end up taking labourous jobs.

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Some Chinese were rich but most were of the lowest class and did the most labour ranging from transporting goods from one place to another to harvesting pineapples in plots

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They believed in Buddism

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They were chinese

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Some of the Chinese were rich and established successful businesses, while most were poorer and known as coolies/labourers, or 苦力 in chinese. they worked at pineapple plantations / at ports. there were also traders, hawkers and rickshaw pullers etc.

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They were mostly Buddhists / Taoists, and came from different parts of China.

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They are Chinese

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Hawkers,coolies,rickshaw pullers and labourers

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Buddhism

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Chinese

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Hawkers, Cleaners, Rickshaw pullers, Coolies

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Buddhism

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Chinese

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Most of the Chinese were not well off and their only means of earning money was to do labour work. They were thought of as the lowest class and had to work very hard, unlike other Chinese who were wealthy businessmen and was able to afford big houses.

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They were mostly Buddhists as they came from different parts of China.

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They came from different parts of China, like Fujian and Guangzhou, and believed in Buddhism.

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Coolies, rickshaw-pullers, hawkers, at plantations and factories.

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Chinese

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Chinese

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Coolies who worked at plantations and ports, rickshaw pullers and hawkers

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Fujian and Guangzhou

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Chinese

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Coolies, rickshaw pullers, hawkers and labourers.

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They were mostly from China and they believed in Buddhism. So they would visit the temples to give thanks to the gods that they believed in once they reached Singapore safely.

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they were mostly buddists and taoists

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the poorer people  worked as coolies or rickshaw pullers and earned their livelihood through personal labour unlike the richer chinese who were principal merchants

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They might be forced to change their race or go against their practices.

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some chinese were more well -off so they have better jobs, some were businessmans so they could afford to live in big houses. but others were poor and had no money so they had to work as coolies, rickshaw puller, and earn their money using labour.

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The different races' way of life differed from each other and their culture background were different from each other.

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they mostly come from china. for example, the fujian province, so they believe mostly in buddhism.

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The poorer people who immigrated to Singapore worked labour jobs like being a coolie, rickshaw puller and had lower rank compared to the richer ones who made their fortune from businesses like plantations so the wealthy ones lived in big houses and lived a comfortable life while the poor ones lived in cramped and crowded places.

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The Chinese

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The Chinese

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They were rickshaw pullers, food vendors and labourers

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They were labourers, rickshaw pullers and food vendors.

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The different races had different religions so they believed in different gods, their religious practices would differ from each other.

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They were Buddhist

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They are Buddhist

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They are Buddhist

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The Chinese

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Labourers/coolies, Hawkers and rickshaw pullers.they were the lowest class in Singapore (poor) therefore they were looked down by the upper class.

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They are Buddhist

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They were from different races so they way of life was different. Their cultures are also different so they would do different things.The Chinese were given the laborious jobs as they were Chinese and they are thought to be the least important level so they were given these laborious jobs while other races had slightly better jobs

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The poorer people who migrated to Singapore had laborious jobs such as being a coolie, rickshaw puller etc. They also had a lower rank compared to the richer ones who got money from businesses such as plantations. The wealthy people lived in big houses while the poorer people lived in cramped spaces.

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chinese

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coolies , rickshaw pullers, hawkers

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The Chinese were considered the lower class and had harsh jobs. The Malays had slightly better jobs and the Indians were the most respected by the British.

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buddhism

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The Chinese

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The Chinese were mostly coolies, rickshaw pullers and labourers. The Malays mostly sailed on water bodies and allowed passengers to travel elsewhere and pulled rickshaws. Thus, they were not thought of highly. The Indians and Europeans who worked for the city government were more respected and thought of highly.

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Rickshaw pullers, labourers, cutting food and selling food. Some of them also made their own things to trade.

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The Chinese were considered the lowest class of people in Singapore and had to work labourious and tough jobs to earn a living in Singapore while the Malays had better job opportunities and the Indians were respected by the Europeans, hence being provided with even better job opportunities and could enjoy their festive seasons. The Europeans being the colonial masters/members of Singapore, they led a comfortable and wealthy life, very different from the other races in Singapore.

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Buddhism

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They were separated to different places in Singapore, like Chinatown for the Chinese etc. They were also treated differently as some races came from poorer countries so their masters would have treated them badly.

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The Chinese mostly prayed to Buddha and went to temples. The Malays were mostly Islamic and went to mosques. The Indians were mostly Hindus and went to temples or stayed at home. Lastly, the Europeans were mostly Christians and went to churches.

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The different races have different religions so the gods they believed in differ. Thus, their religious practices would differ from each other

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The immigrates of lower classes such as the Chinese were given the more labourios and tough jobs, while the immigrants of higher classes such as the Europeans led a comfortable and wealthy life.

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Some people who had better jobs would have earned more money without working very hard. People who worked as labourers had difficult lives as it needed hard work and strength and they also did not earn that much money. Some might die from working too hard, from heat strokes etc.

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The Chinese from China were mainly Buddhist and visited the temples frequently. The Malays were mainly Islamic and visit the mosques frequently. The Indians were mainly Hindus and visited the Hindu temples frequently while the Europeans were mainly Christians and visited churches frequently. Their religions were different and resulted in the different festive seasons and ways they celebrated them, unique to each of the religions.

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People believed in different gods and had different religious practices. As such, they went to different places for their prayers, like Christians go to churches.

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The Chinese were given the hardest jobs.

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The majority of the Chinese were the poorest and worked as labourers, coolies, hawkers and rickshaw pullers. However, some of them were rich and made their fortune from shipping.

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They were mostly Buddhists.

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the chinese were the biggest percentage of the races in singapore so they were considered the lowest class workers

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the chinese were the biggest percentage of the races in singapore so they were considered the lowest class workers

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their family background.some might have connections in singapore that ensured them good jobs

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their family background.some might have connections in singapore that ensured them good jobs

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They had different religious practices that might have clashed with their employers and co workers

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They had different religious practices that might have clashed with their employers and co workers

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The Chinese were considered low-class so they were given laborious jobs and were looked down on.

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The "low class" immigrants were given low-paying and tough jobs. This led to them living in terrible conditions, while the "higher class" immigrants lived in comfortable mansions with respected positions in society.

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The Chinese were mostly Buddhist, the Malays were mainly Islamic, the Indians were mainly Hindus and the Eurasians were mostly Christians. The multi-religion society ensured that many of the different religious events were celebrated.

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Their different races ways of life differed from one another. Liked or example, the Europeans led a comfortable and wealthy lives with majority of the Chinsese lead hard and strenuous lives

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Their jobs varied from wealthy Traders and owners of businesses to coolies, rickshaw pullers and Hawkers.
The richer one could be seen in large houses while majority were living in cramped and small places.

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The Chinese were mostly Buddhist and would go to a temple to pray and do their religious duties. On the other hand, most Malays were Islamic and they would go to a mosque to pray and do their religious rituals while the Indians were mainly Hindus and would go to a temple, different from the Chinese Buddhust temple. Lastly, the Europens were mainly Christians and go to a church to worship their God.

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There were those from the Asian races who were quite wealthy and they were mostly businessmen.  But there were also those in the Asian races that were poor and had to take up jobs from the very strenuous coolies and rickshaw pullers to the not as tiring jobs like hawkers.

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Those from the Asian races were treated differently based on their races. The British considered the Chinese as the lowest class thinking that some of them were in secret societies against them and thus gave them more tiring and strenuous jobs. The British trusted the Malays and they were given better, less laborious jobs. Om the other hand, the Britsh respected the Indians, except for those who worked as convict labours, and they were given even better job opportunities then compared to the Chinese and Malay.

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The Chinese

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Coolies, laborers, rickshaw pullers, hawkers

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Buddhism