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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 steam-driven gunboats and the firm decision to root out piracy. Warships that depended on the winds could not pursue pirate vessels that could escape by rowing. In 1836, the British authorities, after years of neglect, decided to provide money and ships available for the suppression of piracy. Source B: Adapted from a historian writing in 1989, about law and order in 19th century Singapore. The British Government neglected the wellbeing of the Chinese immigrants. Secret

3 VICTORIA SCHOOL24/S1WA2/HI societies filled this vacuum, assuming many of the state’s responsibilities, including their members’ welfare, the settlement of disputes, by secret tribunal, of their own laws. The subsequent ban on secret societies brought more law and order into Singapore society. This was helped too by police reforms carried out, following a commission of enquiry into the alleged inefficiency of the police force. Source C: Adapted from a historian writing in 1998, about the secret societies in 19th century Singapore.The Chinese migrants joined secret societies in a foreign country because the places they went to were ruled by Europeans who had little or no knowledge of Chinese custom or language. Such societies provide a social structure, livelihood, protection and possibly some measure of spiritual fulfilment through its activities. When Pickering became the first Protector of Chinese, he worked closely with the Chinese and judged over their petty quarrels. He sought to educate his fellow British officers in the Chinese language to bridge the gap between the two communities. Chinese classes were conducted at Raffles Institution by Pickering for the officers. Section B (Essay Question)2This question is about how Singapore became a trading post. Explain why the British wanted to establish a third trading post in Singapore. [8]Copyright Acknowledgements:Source AAdapted from A history of Singapore by Ernest CT Chew & Edwin Lee, 1996Source BAdapted from A History of Singapore 1819-1988 by Turnbull, Mary C. 1989Source CAdapted from Secret Societies in Singapore by Irene Lim, 1998. _______________________________________________________________________End of PaperThis document is intended for internal circulation in Victoria School only. No part of this document may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic mechanical, photocopying or otherwise, without the prior permission of the Victoria School Internal Exams Committee.HISTORY WEIGHTED ASSESSMENT II 2024Suggested Answer SchemeSection A (Source-Based Case Study)

4 VICTORIA SCHOOL24/S1WA2/HI 1a)What can you infer from Source A about piracy in 19th century Singapore? Explain your answer[4]LevelResponseMarkL1Content only/ Answers based on the description of the source/ Misinterpret sourcee.g. The main victims were the Chinese junks and the trading boats. [1]L2Identifies sub-messagesi.e. makes valid comments interpreting the source but misses the main message of the sourcee.g. It was difficult to maintain order because the British government did not have proper boats to outrun the pirates. / OR The trade of Singapore affected by Piracy[2]L3Identifies the main message of the source with reference to why law and order was difficult to maintain.Award up to 4 marks well developed answers.e.g. I can infer from source A that privacy in 19th Century Singapore was difficult to manage as it was not the priority of the British colonial government to maintain order in the new settlement (Singapore). This can be inferred from ‘after years of neglect’, the British governor in India finally decided to ‘make money and ships available for the suppression of piracy’. This seem to imply that the focus of the British colonial government was to exploit Singapore for economic gains, than to look into addressing the complex challenges of law and order effectively. OR I can infer from source A that there was a lack of policing in tackling privacy as there were ‘years of neglect’. Hence this was a challenging problem to resolve. OR there seems to be a lack of genuine commitment to maintain order effectively. Hence this contributed to the difficulty in suppressing piracy in 19th century Singapore. OR lack of technology made it difficult for the British to catch the pirates. Hence the problem of privacy only improved when “steamships” and “gunboats” were used. [3-4] 1b)Study Sources and C. How similar are both sources? Explain your answer. [6]

5 VICTORIA SCHOOL24/S1WA2/HI LevelResponseMarkL1Misinterpret or use of content but no valid matching, provenance / source type/ topice.g. Similar: they are both from historians who wrote about the Chinese Community in 19th century Singapore.[1]L2False matching of sourcese.g. Source B says that ‘The British Government neglected the wellbeing of the Chinese immigrants’ but C says that ‘Europeans held the officers’ posts while Indians made up the rank and file. Ignorant of the language and ways of the Chinese s