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The Monterey War and US Territorial Objectives
President dispatch extols quick victories in Monterey and New Mexico, praises volunteer soldiers, and outlines postwar aims. It notes occupation of Sonora coast, Pacific advances, and plans to establish territorial governments, extend US laws, create Indian agencies, post routes, and land surveys. It calls for forts, ports, and a Pensacola naval refit program while detailing the war’s purpose as protect and indemnify, not conquest.
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