Salt in a clear hard grain.Salt was first used around 6050 BC.Salt has been used in many different and diverse ways, in fact some cultures look at salt as a magical power giver. Salt is also where we get the word (SALARY). In the revolutionary war in 1812, the British paid their soldiers with salt because they could not pay them with real money.
Salt is pretty durable. It can withstand wear and tear but if it is crushed it turns to dust. Salt is portable because people can put it bags and carry it around and people carried more of it than other things such as coins. People measured it to see how much it was. The uniformity was that every ounce was a dollar. Salt was not in limited supply because obviously the british paid their soldiers with
Salt is pretty durable. It can withstand wear and tear but if it is crushed it turns to dust. Salt is portable because people can put it bags and carry it around and people carried more of it than other things such as coins. People measured it to see how much it was. The uniformity was that every ounce was a dollar. Salt was not in limited supply because obviously the british paid their soldiers with