The Ostend Manifesto, drafted by a group of U.S. foreign ministers, suggested that the United States
A) was vulnerable to attacks by several European nations.
B) had the right to take by force any territory it desired.
C) planned to raid Nicaragua and Honduras simultaneously.
D) was weakened by slavery and should abolish the institution.

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The Ostend Manifesto suggested that the United States had the right to take by force any territory it desired, specifically focusing on the acquisition of Cuba from Spain if Spain refused to sell it.

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