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

question 89

Multiple Choice

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

• A) Spain threatened a pre-emptive war against the United States.
• B) it was leaked to the public and northerners cried foul.
• C) U.S. leaders signed the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty.
• D) Spain declared that it would abolish slavery in Cuba.
• E) U.S. adventurers bungled their invasion.

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