Around the Same Time McKinley Was Sending a War Message

Multiple Choice

Around the same time McKinley was sending a war message to Congress, the Spanish

A) ordered troops to sink the Maine, and the Cubans begged the Spanish and the Americans to end hostilities.
B) and the Cubans called for a ceasefire and sent a message to Congress in hopes of adverting an all out war.
C) and the Cuban nationalists were negotiating a surrender.
D) ordered troops to end the fighting, but the Cubans began insisting on complete independence.