President Pierce's Efforts to Acquire Cuba for the United States

question 51

Multiple Choice

President Pierce's efforts to acquire Cuba for the United States caused which of the following?

• A) Northern support for the liberation of Cuba allayed fears in that region that Pierce was controlled by the Slave Power.
• B) Some Northerners concluded that Pierce was doing the bidding of the Slave Power.
• C) Support for such efforts by both Northerners and Southerners led to friendlier relations between the two sections of the country.
• D) Many Southerners concluded that Pierce wanted to end slavery and settle free blacks in the Caribbean.