RI Y1 WS6a Summary of the Immigrants

1 RAFFLES INSTITUTION HUMANITIES DEPARTMENT HISTORY / YEAR 1 / Worksheet 6a – Summary of the Immigrants Name: _________________________________________ ( ) Class: ________ Date: _______________ Roles and Contributions of the Immigrants Instructions 1. Fill in the table below with information you have learnt. 2. The important rows that must be filled up are those highlighted in blue. 3. The information that you can use to help you include: a. Textbook, p. 140 – 149 b. Worksheet 6 – What were the roles of the immigrants? c. Information from Mr Martin’s lesson d. Videos and online articles – links can be found on your class’s History Padlet homepage. Malays Indians Chinese Arabs British & Europeans Jews Where were their place(s) of ORIGIN? What were the FACTORS for migration? [Point] Please provide specific examples Malay Archipelago India China The Middle East Central EuropeEurope There were better job prospects in Singapore and people wanted better jobs in Singapore There were natural disasters and famines in India and people came to Singapore to seek refuge Overpopulation, rebellions and civil wars lead to poor living conditions in China and people came to Singapore for a better life Many wealthy traders and merchants in the Middle East were seeking for customers to earn more money Singapore had good geographic location and Europeans wanted to earn more money in Singapore Singapore had good geographic location and Jews wanted to earn more money in Singapore This study source was downloaded by 100000857398866 from CourseHero.com on 11-14-2024 23:53:44 GMT -06:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/230480962/WS6a-Summary-of-the-Immigrantspdf/

2 What JOBS did they do in Singapore? [Point + Evidence] How did they CONTRIBUTE to the development of Singapore? [Explanation] Use the SPE(RM) framework to guide your thinking Convicts protecting British officials Coolies Traders & businessmen Slave traders, traders & businessmen Traders & businessmen Helped with tedious and tiring jobs in Singapore They ruled Singapore and caused Singapore to prosper Increased the variety of goods in Singapore and attracted more traders, which in turn contributed to the economy Increased the variety of goods in Singapore and attracted more traders, which in turn contributed to the economy Public services lie drivers and armed forces They contributed to the public and helped people greatly They protected the British officials from harm This study source was downloaded by 100000857398866 from CourseHero.com on 11-14-2024 23:53:44 GMT -06:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/230480962/WS6a-Summary-of-the-Immigrantspdf/

3 Bonus: What is your REFLECTION on the roles that the immigrants played in the development of Singapore? Even though some people had easy jobs with high pays while some people had to work very hard for low pay, I still think that both these 2 groups are vital to the development of Singapore and everyone played a part in allowing Singapore to prosper This study source was downloaded by 100000857398866 from CourseHero.com on 11-14-2024 23:53:44 GMT -06:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/230480962/WS6a-Summary-of-the-Immigrantspdf/ Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)