“...military operations, even when employing the Colt .45 (developed to stop juramentados dead in their tracks) and the Krag rifle, achieved no permanent results in pacifying the Muslims. The Americans were faced with the choice of annihilating the Muslims altogether or changing their tactics. Fortunately, they choose the latter course. They began to pursue a policy of friendship, aid and toleration. American civil officers earned the confidence of the Muslim sultans and datus, established free public schools, built roads and enhanced the Muslims'opportunities for progress.”