In 1801 the British took control of Minahasa, which is a region located on the northern tip of the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. (31)
In 1814, during Napoleonic rule when the French were occupying Holland, the British arrived on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. The British established Fort York as headquarters, which was later renamed Fort Marlborough. Due to the power shift to the British the leader of the Java people became Lieutenant Governor Sir Thomas Stanford Raffles. (3,18,24)
Governor Raffles proposed to the Indonesians a partial self- government and the land-tenure system. The land-tenure system threw out the much hated agricultural system that had been put in place by the Dutch. The land-tenure system was a system where crops were grown and were given freely to the government. This is different from the system in place under the Dutch, which was that the crops were grown by the citizens and the government took them without paying for them. Governor Raffles also ended slave trade, restored the native temples in Indonesia, and allowed research to be conducted on many topics. (3,18,24)
When Napoleon fell from power and the French left Holland, the Dutch and the British signed The Treaty of London in London 1824. This treaty stated that all colonies that belonged to the Dutch from 1801 be returned to the Dutch Administrators. Therefore Indonesia was given by the British back to the Dutch. (3,18,24,31)
In 1814, during Napoleonic rule when the French were occupying Holland, the British arrived on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. The British established Fort York as headquarters, which was later renamed Fort Marlborough. Due to the power shift to the British the leader of the Java people became Lieutenant Governor Sir Thomas Stanford Raffles. (3,18,24)
Governor Raffles proposed to the Indonesians a partial self- government and the land-tenure system. The land-tenure system threw out the much hated agricultural system that had been put in place by the Dutch. The land-tenure system was a system where crops were grown and were given freely to the government. This is different from the system in place under the Dutch, which was that the crops were grown by the citizens and the government took them without paying for them. Governor Raffles also ended slave trade, restored the native temples in Indonesia, and allowed research to be conducted on many topics. (3,18,24)
When Napoleon fell from power and the French left Holland, the Dutch and the British signed The Treaty of London in London 1824. This treaty stated that all colonies that belonged to the Dutch from 1801 be returned to the Dutch Administrators. Therefore Indonesia was given by the British back to the Dutch. (3,18,24,31)