Why the British Wanted Singapore

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Across
  1. 3. Path used by ships between India and China
  2. 4. Indian product traded to China
  3. 8. Threat to ships in the Straits
  4. 9. Port founded by Raffles in 1819
  5. 12. British official who established Singapore
  6. 13. Important trade connection Britain wanted to protect
  7. 14. Dutch control over the spice trade
  8. 15. Chinese luxury good traded with Britain
  9. 16. Exchange of goods between countries
Down
  1. 1. British port not along the India-China trade route
  2. 2. Name of a narrow strait crucial to British trade
  3. 5. Chinese ceramic product valued in Europe
  4. 6. Dutch trading port near the Sunda Straits
  5. 7. Straits controlled by the Dutch
  6. 9. Valuable goods from Southeast Asia sought by Europeans
  7. 10. Natural sheltered anchorage suitable for ships
  8. 11. British port too far north to protect trade effectively
  9. 16. Chinese product traded to Britain