[1AN1] Who is the "true" founder of Singapore? by Quek Ygee Leng

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

quek_ygee_leng_a — 2025-03-17 14:01:10 UTC

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.

Guiding Questions

quek_ygee_leng_a — 2025-03-17 14:01:10 UTC

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)

Source 1:

quek_ygee_leng_a — 2025-03-17 14:01:10 UTC

Read Textbook Pg 61

Source 2:

quek_ygee_leng_a — 2025-03-17 14:01:10 UTC

Read Sources C and D on Textbook Pg 68

Source 3:

quek_ygee_leng_a — 2025-03-17 14:01:10 UTC

Watch this video

Source 1:

quek_ygee_leng_a — 2025-03-17 14:01:10 UTC

Read Textbook Pg 64

Source 2:

quek_ygee_leng_a — 2025-03-17 14:01:10 UTC

Read Sources E and F on Textbook Pg 69

Source 3:

quek_ygee_leng_a — 2025-03-17 14:01:10 UTC

Watch this video

Source 1:

quek_ygee_leng_a — 2025-03-17 14:01:10 UTC

Read Textbook Pg 62-63

Source 2:

quek_ygee_leng_a — 2025-03-17 14:01:10 UTC

Read Sources A and B on Textbook Pg 67

Source 3:

quek_ygee_leng_a — 2025-03-17 14:01:10 UTC

Watch this video

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

quek_ygee_leng_a — 2025-03-17 14:01:10 UTC

Decide on who is the actual founder of Singapore.
Write 1-2 lines of explanation to justify your answer.

group 4 (lee ann, sofia, sofia, zi man, tia, jane, nadyne)

wongleeann7898122 — 2025-05-23 02:28:13 UTC

sir stamford raffles was a british administrator and orientalist.
sir stamford raffles contributed as a british administrator and orientalist by founding the trading port in singapore.
the dutch lodged a official protest towards raffles because he did not want raffles to find a new port and there were also many disagreements between the british and the dutch because of trading.
positive impact:
despite the fights and disagreements between the british and the dutch, they signed a treaty and raffles was able to contribute to singapore by setting up a trading port there and was able to excess the straits of meleka.
negative impact:
the uncertainty of the status of singapore was claimed by both the dutch and british and there were many disagreements towards each other but was only resolved by signing the 1824 anglo-dutch treaty.

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vansconfetti — 2025-05-23 02:28:21 UTC

his position was second resident of singapore
he reintroduced licenses for public gambling and the sale of opium.
no because whatever he did was successful
the profits from reintroducing public gambling and the sale of opium licenses were used to ensure the smooth running of singapore

Group 5 (Lovelle, Ryanne, Safaa, Diya)

2025-05-23 02:31:25 UTC

Dr John Crawfurd was appointed as the second Resident of Singapore during his final visit to Singapore after Raffles left Singapore in August 1823. Crawfurd reintroduced license for public gambling and for the sales of opium the profits earned were used to ensure the smooth running of Singapore. Crawfurd also maintained the policy of the free trade in Singapore, in accordance to Raffles wishes. Despite his succesful achievements for Singapore, Crawfurd also made unsuccessful attempts to enter the British Parliament. And Crawfurd's contribution helped the citizens of Singapore to have easy lives and dealt with all the troubles.

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lim_kai_ting_jolin — 2025-05-23 02:35:46 UTC

Major William Farquhar was the first British Resident and Commandant of Singapore from 1819 to 1823. He was appointed by Sir Stamford Raffles to lead the development of the new British trading settlement on the island.

thriving trading post, attracting settlers and traders, and establishing essential institutions like the police department. Farquhar's pragmatic approach, including allowing gambling dens and auctioning monopoly rights, helped generate revenue for the settlement.

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ferrari_annemarie — 2025-05-23 02:37:51 UTC

question 1: Raffles was the first president of the zoological Society of london and was also the Governor of Java, and was in charge on bencoolen from 1817 to 1822

question 2: Raffles shut down gambling dens as he felt that gambling was harmful to the population and had banned it.

question 3:The dutch lodged a protest against Raffles as they found the british's actions a violation of their influence on the region.

question 4: positive impact: due to setting up a trading port in singapore shaped its early development not only that but he also conceived.

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ferrari_annemarie — 2025-05-23 02:39:36 UTC

question 1: Raffles was the first president of the zoological Society of london and was also the Governor of Java, and was in charge on bencoolen from 1817 to 1822

question 2: Raffles shut down gambling dens as he felt that gambling was harmful to the population and had banned it.

question 3:

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ella_teo_zi_yi — 2025-05-23 02:44:42 UTC

Farquhar's governance style often clashed with Raffles' vision for Singapore, particularly regarding the pace of development and the treatment of local populations.
In 1823, due to ongoing disagreements with Raffles and the British authorities, Farquhar was dismissed from his position, which marked a significant shift in Singapore's administration.
He also took measures to address public health issues, such as controlling outbreaks of diseases like cholera and ensuring proper sanitation in the growing settlement.
Despite his dismissal, Farquhar's contributions to Singapore's early development are recognized, and he is often credited with laying the foundation for the city-state's future growth.

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vansconfetti — 2025-05-23 02:54:20 UTC

sir stamford raffles is the true founder of singapore bcs he helped many people to quit gambling.

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wongleeann7898122 — 2025-05-23 02:54:23 UTC

I think raffles is the true founder of singapore because he worked so hard to claim singapore and make it under the british. He also went through many hardships to try to claim and make a trading port in singapore so i think he is the true founder of singapore after all that he has went through.

group 1

lim_kai_ting_jolin — 2025-05-23 02:55:38 UTC

I think Stamford Raffles is the true founder of singapore

Group 5

2025-05-23 02:56:36 UTC

raffles because he was the first citizen of Singapore. and raffles dealt with most of the trading ports that connected singapore to the rest of the world.

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ferrari_annemarie — 2025-05-23 02:56:53 UTC

I think Sir Stamford Raffles is the true founder as he was the one who fought his hardest to make singapore a trading port, not only did he succeed but aslo helped singapore become what it is today.