secondary two history - chapter three
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What part did the different What part did the different immigrant communities play in immigrant communities play in SingaporeSingapore’’s development?s development?
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Can you spot / identify the different races?
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In this chapter, you will learn about:
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Different Groups of Early Immigrants
Read your textbook page 42 and fill in the figure below with the 6 key places from which the early immigrants came.
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Characteristics of Early Immigrants
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Reasons for Coming to Singapore
What are some examples of push factors?
- War, natural disasters, lack of jobs
What are some examples of pull factors?
- Peace, many job opportunities
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Where did the immigrants settle?
They initially settled mainly near the mouth of the Singapore River.
However, it was very disorganised and messy, so the British drew up the Singapore Town Plan in 1822.
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Singapore Town Plan, 1822
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Singapore Town Plan, 1822
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Singapore Town Plan, 1822
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Singapore Town Plan, 1822
How is this housing policy different than the housing policy
today? This housing policy stresses racial /
ethnic segregation while today’s housing
policy stresses racial / ethnic integration.
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Contributions of the Early Immigrants
Read pg 47 of your textbook. What are agency houses?Companies acting as agents for companies in
England which exported British manufactured goods. They would buy these goods in bulk, repackage them and export to other places. What is this type of trade called?
Entrepot trade
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Contributions of the Early Immigrants
What are coolies?Coolies provided unskilled labour, usually at docks
and construction sites.
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Contributions of the Early Immigrants
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Contributions of the Early Immigrants
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Social Impact
Negative Social Impact
Brought diseases such as malaria, typhoid and tuberculosis
High fatality combined with lack of proper burial – led to even more diseases
High poverty – many beggars
High crime – coolie abuse, secret societies, prostitution and opium smoking
How do you think this affected Singapore?
People did not really consider it as an
attractive place to trade and live in.
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Social Impact
Positive Social Impact
Provision of social services such as hospitals and schools
High philanthropic contributions to help fellow immigrants
Played a critical role in helping Singapore prosper during its early years
What were some important social institutions established by philantrophic immigrants?Paupers’ Hospital, Thong Chai Medical
Institution, St. Margaret’s School
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Recap Questions
Where did the early immigrants originate from?
What was the Singapore Town Plan?
How did the different groups of immigrants contribute to Singapore?
What was the social impact of the early immigrants?