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.


Answer: B

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