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How Did the United States Respond When Spain Closed the Mississippi

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How did the United States respond when Spain closed the Mississippi River to American navigation in 1784?


A) The matter was resolved when the United States agreed to honor its wartime debt to Spain.
B) Negotiations with Spain collapsed after the Confederation Congress sharply divided over the issue.
C) Negotiations with Spain collapsed when the United States refused to accept boundary concessions in the area between the United States and Spanish Florida.
D) The United States responded by wresting Florida from Spain.

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