Act to Establish the Post-Office and Post Roads
GPTKB entity
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:legislation
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| gptkbp:amended_by |
1792
subsequent postal legislation |
| gptkbp:approves |
postal delivery services
|
| gptkbp:contributed_to |
national unity
|
| gptkbp:created |
postal routes
|
| gptkbp:effective_date |
1775
|
| gptkbp:enacted_by |
gptkb:Second_Continental_Congress
colonial assemblies the Continental Congress. |
| gptkbp:encouraged |
economic growth
|
| gptkbp:established |
gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin
communication networks mail collection points postmaster positions |
| gptkbp:facilitates |
inter-colonial communication
|
| gptkbp:historical_context |
gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
|
| gptkbp:historical_debate |
gptkb:legislation
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Act to Establish the Post-Office and Post Roads
|
| gptkbp:impact |
communication in the colonies
|
| gptkbp:increased |
public access to information
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
future postal policies
|
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
Enlightenment ideas
British postal system |
| gptkbp:inspired |
future postal reforms
|
| gptkbp:is_aimed_at |
improving communication
|
| gptkbp:is_challenged_by |
opposition from some colonies
|
| gptkbp:is_considered |
a necessity for governance
|
| gptkbp:is_implemented_in |
gptkb:Thirteen_Colonies
1775 |
| gptkbp:is_influential_in |
gptkb:the_establishment_of_the_U._S._Postal_Service
|
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
the Articles of Confederation
early American governance |
| gptkbp:is_recognized_by |
a landmark legislation
|
| gptkbp:is_supported_by |
gptkb:shopping_mall
colonial leaders |
| gptkbp:key |
the development of a national identity
|
| gptkbp:led_to |
creation of postal regulations
development of postal infrastructure |
| gptkbp:provides |
government funding for postal services
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
establish a postal system
|
| gptkbp:regulates |
postal rates
|
| gptkbp:related_to |
postal routes
|
| gptkbp:repealed_by |
Postal Service Act of 1792
|
| gptkbp:set_in |
standards for mail delivery
|
| gptkbp:signed_by |
gptkb:John_Hancock
|
| gptkbp:significance |
foundation of the United States Postal Service
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:7th_United_States_Congress
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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