VISUAL ACTIVITYJamestown Trade Goods Jamestown colonists used these objects to trade with Powhatan’s people. The bead (top) was made in Venice, Italy, while Jamestown settlers crafted the triangular copper pendant and the incised bone pendant.READING THE IMAGE: What do these trade goods suggest about the needs and desires of the settlers and the Native Americans?CONNECTIONS: Why was trade between settlers and Indians important to each group?
All images courtesy Jamestown Rediscovery (Preservation Virginia).