The United States Congress is the department that establishes the post office and roads. Congress was granted the power to manage the post office and the transport network, by the Articles of Confederation. The reason why the road network is part of the Postal Service is because originally the roads were created to facilitate the transport of the post to various outlying areas in the USA. It is fascinating to realize how important it was to deliver the post to its destination.
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Urban II's movement took its first public shape at the Council of Piacenza, where, in March 1095, Urban II received an ambassador from the Byzantine Emperor Alexios I Komnenos asking for help against the Muslim Seljuk Turks who had taken over most of formerly Byzantine Anatolia.
The correct answer is the Battle of Port Hudson (also known as the Siege of Port Hudson.)
This battle took place from March of 1863 until July of 1863. This battle between the Union and Confederacy fighting over a strategic location along the Mississippi River. The goal of the Union army was to take over Port Hudson from Confederate control. Continuing to take over different ports along the Mississippi River would give the Union a significant advantage, as it would limit the amount of supplies the Confederates could send to each other.
