Which part of China did the migrants come from?:

• Most of the Chinese migrants came from the southern provinces of China.

• Hokkiens came from Fujian, Cantonese, Teochews and Hakkas came from Guangdong and the Hainanese from Hainan Island

What were the occupations of the migrants when they came to Singapore?

1) Male Coolies:

• load and unload goods at the port

• carry goods to and from boats and warehouses

• coaling of steamships,

• employed in construction work clearing land for plantations

• rickshaw pullers

2) Samsui Women:

• Female labourers that worked at construction sites

3) Street Traders

• Food traders: sold quick and cheap meals

• Small-scale farmers, fishermen and hunters: sold food products

• Sell household items: sandals, brooms, towels

• Street barbers and cobblers: haircutting and show-mending services

How did this group of migrants contribute to Singapore's development as a port city?

• Provided a source of manpower in doing hard labour work for the construction of Singapore

Which part of India did the migrants come from?: They came from India; madras and nagapattinam

What were the occupations of the migrants when they came to Singapore? they worked as coolies and traders also moneylenders.

How did this group of migrants contribute to Singapore's development as a port city? They helped build roads, railways and harbour facilities. They helped Singapore gain a reputation for efficiency. They also helped in plantation and construction works.

Hint: Refer to TB Pg 137, 142, 145, 148

Which part of India did the migrants come from?:

What were the occupations of the migrants when they came to Singapore?

How did this group of migrants contribute to Singapore's development as a port city?

Hint: Refer to TB Pg 137, 142, 145, 148

Which part of Europe did the migrants come from?:

• Most Europeans who came to Singapore came from the United Kingdom.

  • Other Europeans came from The Netherlands, France, Germany, Switzerland and Portugal.

What were the occupations of the migrants when they came to Singapore?

• While most Europeans who came to Singapore were traders, some Europeans set up agency houses.

• Agency houses were companies set up to help European manufacturers sell their goods to other traders for goods local to Southeast Asia.

How did this group of migrants contribute to Singapore's development as a port city?

• Due to this form of trade, Europeans were able to increase the amount of trading going on in Singapore.

Hint: Refer to TB Pg 137, 141-142

Which part of Europe did the migrants come from?:

-Netherlands, France, Germany, Portugal and Switzerland.

What were the occupations of the migrants when they came to Singapore?

-Merchants, administrators.

How did this group of migrants contribute to Singapore's development as a port city?

-They commonly worked on farms, construction sites, in mines or in factories, they also helped expands sinagpore to the various islands

Hint: Refer to TB Pg 137, 141-142

Which part of Arabia did the migrants come from?:

-The Arabs came mainly from Hadhramaut in Southern Arabia

What were the occupations of the migrants when they came to Singapore?

-Traders

How did this group of migrants contribute to Singapore's development as a port city?

-They came as traders to help with the development of Singapore port city

Hint: Refer to TB Pg 137, 144

Which part of Arabia did the migrants come from?:

they mainly came from Hadhramaut in southern Arabia(southeastern part of present day Yemen)

What were the occupations of the migrants when they came to Singapore?

They are traders and the presence of the bugis attracted arab and indian traders from the middle east and india. This was due to the bugis' close ties with the arab and indian trade networks in southeast asia. They have been active traders in southeast asia since the 7th century

How did this group of migrants contribute to Singapore's development as a port city?

It helped increase the amount of traders in the port which made more connections for Singapore in the middle east and India

Hint: Refer to TB Pg 137, 144

Which part of Malay Archipelago did the migrants come from?:

• Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java and Celebes.

What were the occupations of the migrants when they came to Singapore?

• The Bugis were engaged in boatmaking, as they were skilled in building ships and boats that Malay traders used to ferry goods to neighbouring islands.

How did this group of migrants contribute to Singapore's development as a port city?

• This group of migrants built ships for us to transport goods to other islands.

• They founded the Malay newspaper, Utusan Melayu.

Hint: Refer to TB Pg 137, 143, 149

Which part of Malay Archipelago did the migrants come from?:

What were the occupations of the migrants when they came to Singapore?

How did this group of migrants contribute to Singapore's development as a port city?

Hint: Refer to TB Pg 137, 143, 149

1. They came from Java,Sumatra,Celebes and Malay Peninsula.

2. Before they came to early Singapore, they worked as fishermen, traders and more.

3. They were among the key agents who contributed to Singapore's prominence in the 19th and early 20th century.