Why did the Union Army want control of Sabine Pass? A. They wanted control of Galveston's ports
B. They wanted to limit the shipment of goods
C. They would have had access to a major area of Texas
D. They wanted to stop soldiers from entering North Texas

because mexico wanted to choose a centralized location

the monroe doctrine is the best known u.s. policy toward the western hemisphere. buried in a routine annual message delivered to congress by president james monroe in december 1823, the doctrine warns european nations that the united states would not tolerate further colonization or puppet monarchs.