The gold standard is a monetary system where a country's currency or paper money has a value directed linked to gold.
I believe the answer is :C. tolerance
In this context, tolerance refers to your physical ability to handle the effect of foreign substance that come inside.
As you consume more of the substance, your body would adjust to increase its tolerance for that substance, which make you need more amount in order to feel the same effect.
I'd say false, they could have came in from Georgia or the other colonies that weren't spanish controlled territories.