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Stamford Raffles

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/stamford-raffles

Step 2 · Questions

  1. 1. When was Stamford Raffles born?

  2. 2. When did Stamford Raffles die?

  3. 3. What is the governor of dutch east indies?

  4. 4. What is the lieutenant-governor of bencoolen?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

  • British East India Company

  • Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824

  • Transshipment Port

  • Biodiversity

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

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