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Singapore was a busy trade port before 1819, and had trade relations with countries like China and India.
Source 5 tells me that porcelain was traded before 1819 and the porcelain is an item which is made in China.
Source 4 supports the point as it shows "The silk road is a trade route for spice, salt, sugar and porcelain that is made in China."
Source 3 also tells me that the Singaporeans traded with the Indians as there is beads that has been dug up in Fort Canning Hill that originates from India.
Thus Singapore was a trading port before 1819.

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What time period is this source from: 14th C
What kind of source is this: Artefact
Where is this source from: Museum
What area is revealed by the source: Trade
Inference: The evidence shows that the artefact is from China, which is a country who traded with Singapore.
Evidence: Singapore was a famous trading port a long time ago, and the traders include the Chinese.
Inference: The source shows that porcelain was one of the things traded in Singapore.
Evidence: Porcelain has been around for a long time and Chinese traders would mostly trade it

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What time period is this source from: Before 1819
What kind of source is this: Pictorial
Where is this source from: Museum
What area is revealed by the source: Trade
Inference: The source shows that Singapore is part of the maritime silk road, which is a route that was created by the Chinese to trade items with countries nearby before reaching their destination.
Evidence: If looking closely, you can see Singapore being connected to the silk road.
Inference: The source shows that many spices were traded when the silk road was created
Evidence: The silk road is a trade route for spices, salt, sugar and porcelain that is made in China.

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What time period is this source from: 13th C
What kind of source is this: Artefact
Where is this source from:
Textbook
What area is revealed by the source: Trade
Inference: The artefact looks like it was made in India, which is one of the countries who traded with Singapore.
Evidence: The design of the beads looks like it originated from India, especially the choice of colours.
Inference: The glass beads could have been made at Singapore.
Evidence: There was Indians at Singapore, and the could have made it in their glass blowing workshop.

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What time period is this source from: 16th C
What kind of source is this: Textual Source
Where is this source from: http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_2016-02-17_161442.html
What area is revealed by the source: Trade
Inference:The source says that the Bugis traded with Singapore when the development of Singapore has not started yet.
Evidence: The source says that a Portuguese historian mentioned the existence of small groups of Bugis communities in Sulawesi who traded with Malacca, Java, Brunei and all the countries between Pahang and Siam, which one of the countries is Singapore.
Inference: Singapore was so popular in trading that pirates came to the island.
Evidence: The profits made from trading in Singapore lured the pirates in the island and the pirates committed plunder and murder.

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1. Source 1: Good job in finding the source from a credible website like the national library website. However please follow the format of giving inference and evidence giving.
2. Source 1,2 3and 5 is acceptable. (Please follow the format as stated above for all sources)
3. Source 4: The source does not relate to Singapore. Remember the theme for trade: Who did Singapore trade with before 1819? Your inference needs to use the silk road example to answer this question.
Keep going Blaine!
Mr Jeremy Wong

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What time period is this source from: 15th C
What kind of source is this: Artefact
Where is this source from: https://www.mindomo.com/mindmap/historical-investigation-479cac5444aa45bea585101f9836f576
What area is revealed by the source: Trade
Inference: The source reveals that there was the use of currency and trade between Singapore and China before 1819.
Evidence: The coins itself is decisive evidence that there was a use of currency in Singapore.
Inference: Some of the coins look like it was from ancient China and the others are from other countries.
Evidence: when searching ancient Chinese coins, the images look like the coins in the picture attached to this padlet.