Eoto 1 Reflection

 Throughout history, we have continually tried to increase our ability to communicate with each other. The US Postal Service was created in 1775, with Benjamin Franklin

appointed as the first postmaster. Before it was first established in the late 1700s, people were unable to communicate without being there in person or someone sending a message for them. When the postal service came around, people from opposite sides of the country could send a message to one another in days, which today may seem slow because of our modern technology, which sends a message in an instant. The postal service used

steamboats, railroads, and even private services to get people's mail across the colony. The early goal of the post office was not to deliver citizens' mail, it was more focused on keeping the military and political leaders in touch, or to deliver news of major events either in the United States ot international news, which in the 1770’s was a little bit important seeing new major events were happening everyday. The mail service had impacts beyond just delivering news and messages; the creation of the US post office helped to create economic growth in the country, and allowed Americans in rural parts of the US to communicate with the larger cities in the US. Some of the biggest issues that the postal service faced with its creation were an easier way to ship illegal substances, because the

cannot go through your main; they do not know what you are shipping. Today, the mail service still has a place even with all the newer, more modern ways of communicating. Many companies still send bills or information through the mail, and when you need to ship a package, you most likely use the mail service. While most of us will continue to use email, text, and call to communicate, every once in a while, our only option is the US Postal Service, and we forget how bad we need it.