Settlers In Singapore

What did the Chinese do for a living?

• Traders

• Businessman

• Labourers

• Amahs

• IT staff

What did the Indians do for a living?

• Indian soldiers known as sepoys

• Labourers

• Bakers

• Milkmen

• Dhobis

What did the Malays do for a living?

• Boat Builders

• Postmen

• Carpenters

• Prison workers

• Hawkers

What did the Arabs do for a living?

• Traders

• Owned ships

• Real estate developers

• Real estate agents

What did the Armenians do for a living?

• Traders

• Factory owners

• Businessmen

• Factory workers

What did the Eurasians do for a living?

• Traders

• Doctors

• Lawyers

• Teachers

What did the Europeans do for a living?

• Government officials

• Traders

• Doctors

• Miners

What did the Jews do for a living?

• Businessmen

• Community Service

What did the Peranakans do for a living?

• Middlemen between foreign and local people

• Businessmen

• Government officials

• Nurses

• Doctors

What are the reasons for the settlers coming to Singapore?

• Design Buildings

• Do not have enough money

• Defend Singapore

• Set up schools for the children of the local workers

• Run away from home