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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The Ostend Manifesto was a secret document that proposed the U.S. purchase or, if necessary, take Cuba from Spain. When it was leaked to the public, it caused a scandal and halted the plan.

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