Write a sentence using turnpike and census

I was riding down a turnpike while talking to my friend about the census.

the conditions that made the byzantine empire vulnerable to attacks by the muslin turks were the sack of constantinople by western crusaders, the conquests of the sultanate of rum, presence of rival kingdoms and finally the set up of fiefdoms at the empire which were owned by the ghazis (turkish warriors).

the main concern with the first draft of the articles of confederation was too much power in the state governments.