These reforms, coupled with the general resentment of foreign Christian occupiers, created a tense and hostile atmosphere during Wood's tenure, and the heaviest and bloodiest fighting during the American occupation of Mindanao and Sulu Province took place under his watch.
Reformasi ini, ditambah dengan kebencian umum penjajah Kristen asing, menciptakan suasana tegang dan bermusuhan selama masa jabatan Wood, dan pertempuran terberat dan paling berdarah selama pendudukan Amerika di Mindanao dan Provinsi Sulu berlangsung terjadi di bawah pengawasannya.