Preoccupation
Many SEA rulers preoccupied with daily conflict of different tribes. This gave EU chance to offer help and this also empowered EU to control territories
Resistance
Some SEA territories resist EU expansion. Because monarchy was the symbol of traditional and religious. This’s mean colonization not only assault to monarchy but also to tradition society.
Collaboration -Some SEA saw coming of EU as a way to strengthen themselves So they chase to work with them. This mean that they no. control their territories but would appear on traditional function and ceremonies as leader.