Which of the following was the ming dynasty not known for?
the great wall
blue-and-white porcelain
great naval expeditions
conquering japan

The Ming Dynasty was not known for conquering Japan.

Under the Ming government a vast fleet and a large permanent army of one million troops were built, although commercial and diplomatic expeditions had already been carried out from China in previous periods, the tribute fleet of the Muslim eunuch Admiral Zheng He during the fifteenth century surpassed all others in size.

Numerous construction projects were carried out, including the Grand Canal, the Great Wall and the foundation of the Forbidden City in Beijing during the first quarter of the 15th century. It is estimated that the population at the end of the reign of the Ming was between 160 and 200 million people.

The main Chinese exports during that time were silk and porcelain.

the right answer is the third one: turnpikes went short distances to connect markets. turnpikes, also known as toll roads, were very important for trade and transportation (of people, goods and products) in the 19th century, coinciding with the expansion towards the west. they contributed significantly to the economic development of the united states.

1. the townshend acts of 1767 “threaten the country with poverty and ruin.”

at a town meeting held at faneuil hall in boston on october 28, 1767, boston freeholders and residents discussed the implications of the brutal townshend acts levied against the colonists. the townshend acts were a set of four acts passed by the british parliament in the summer of 1767 in order to generate revenue for the crown (through duties on goods such as lead, glass, paper, and tea) as well as exert british control over the increasingly rebellious colonists.

during the oct. 28 meeting, the bostonians found:

the excessive use of foreign superfluities is the chief cause of the present distressed state of this town, as it is thereby drained of its money: which misfortune is likely to be increased by means of the late additional burthens and impositions on the trade of the province, which threaten the country with poverty and ruin.

as a result, the citizens unanimously voted to boycott all british-made goods.