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VICTORIA SCHOOL23/S1WA2/HI Class Register numberNameHISTORY 24/S1WA2/HIWednesday8 May 202445 minutesVICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOLVICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOLVICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOLVICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOLVICTORIA SCHOOLHISTORY WEIGHTED ASSESSMENT 2 2024SECONDARY ONE EXPRESSREAD THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRSTWrite your name, class and register number on all the work you hand in.Write in dark blue or black pen.You may use a pencil for any diagrams or graphs.Do not use paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.Answer all questions.The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.The total number of marks for this paper is 18.Setter: Mrs Janice Chua_______________________________________________________________________This document consists of 3 printed pages including this page.Section A (Source-Based Case Study)Study the Background Information and the sources carefully, and then answer all the questions.

2 VICTORIA SCHOOL24/S1WA2/HI In answering the questions, you should use your knowledge of the topic to help you interpret and evaluate the sources.1(a)Study Source A. What can you infer from Source A about piracy in 19th century Singapore? Explain your answer. [4](b)Study Sources B and C. How similar are both sources? Explain your answer. [6]Maintaining law and order in 19th Century Singapore BACKGROUND INFORMATIONRead this carefully. It may help you to answer some of the questions.When Singapore came under the British rule in the 19th century, one of the main functions of the British was to maintain law and order. The British authorities had to contend with issues such as piracy, secret societies, and other crimes, while also balancing the interests of different ethnic and cultural groups in the colony.How did the British maintain law and order in Singapore in the 19th Century?Source A:Adapted from a historian account on piracy around Singapore in the early 19th century. The main victims were the Chinese junks and the Malay trading boats. As late as 1835, Asian trading vessels were occasionally attacked within sight of Singapore harbour, and it was generally thought impossible to suppress piracy totally. What changed the situation was the arrival of st