The Pierce Administration's Secret Scheme to Gain Control of Cuba

question 26

Multiple Choice

The Pierce administration's secret scheme to gain control of Cuba was stopped when

• A) Spain threatened a preemptive war against the United States.
• B) the secret Ostend Manifesto was leaked to the public.
• C) United States leaders signed the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty.
• D) Spain declared that it would abolish slavery in Cuba.
• E) United States adventurers bungled their invasion.

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