Explain how the Ming Dynasty used its navy. Why was this navy sent to ports in the Pacific and Indian Oceans? What message did the navy hope to convey to the leaders in these foreign port cities?

The battle of sabine pass is important because? a) it was a stalemate between union and confederate armies. b) it resulted in the largest confederate casualty in the war. c) it marks the failed attempt of the union army to invade the confederate state of texas. d) it was won by the union soldiers and marked a turning point in the western front of the war.