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Jack L Dickinson

Alabama Claims

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Part 6: Miscellaneous And Bibliography, Jack L. Dickinson Oct 2017

Part 6: Miscellaneous And Bibliography, Jack L. Dickinson

Jack L Dickinson

The Alabama claims were a diplomatic dispute between the United States and Great Britain that arose out of the U.S. Civil War. The peaceful resolution of these claims 7 years after the war ended set an important precedent for solving serious international disputes through arbitration, and laid the foundation for greatly improved relations between Britain and the United States.