<h2><em><u>The first settlers, it is generally believed, were Tamil and Sinhalese peoples from southern India and Sri Lanka</u></em></h2>
They are valued metals unlike the paper bills today which is given the value in the hands of the government and are just printed. Gold and silver also have all the main components that money should have, portability, limited supply, durability, divisibility, uniformity, and so on.
C. The Underground Railroad helped slaves escape to the North.