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the Alabama Grievances of the victorious North at the end of 

 the war Hatred of Great Britain in the South Ill-feeling 

 between the United States and Canada Termination of the 

 Reciprocity Treaty of 1854 The Fenian movement from the 

 United States against Canada Complaints as to the treatment 

 of naturalized Irishmen in Great Britain Strong Irish in 

 fluence in the United States Cleavage of sympathies accord 

 ing to social classes in England Result of the war discredits 

 the foes of democracy Triumph of the Liberals in the Reform 

 Bill of 1867 Lincoln s death softens hostility to the United 

 States in Great Britain Absorbing nature of domestic prob 

 lems after the war Alabama claims formally presented by the 

 United States Basis and content of the claims as presented 

 by Charles Francis Adams The reply of Earl Russell Lord 

 Russell peremptorily rejects arbitration as well as compensa 

 tion Sentiment in Great Britain against Russell s attitude 

 Renewal of negotiations by Lord Stanley The Johnson-Clar 

 endon Convention of January, 1869 Great concessions by the 

 British Government Rejection of the Treaty by the American 

 Senate Charles Sumner s demand for reparation for national 

 wrongs His demand for compensation for national losses 

 Anti-British feeling greatly stimulated by Sumner s speech 

 Resentment caused by it in Great Britain Connection of 

 Sumner s views with those of Cobden and Bright Sumner aims 

 to acquire British North America Secretary Fish begins ne 

 gotiations with the Gladstone cabinet Influences promoting 

 success The Treaty of Washington of May, 1871 The agree 

 ment as to arbitration of the Alabama claims Great conces 

 sions by the British Government as to the &quot;three rules&quot; 

 American concession on the recognition of Confederate bellig 

 erency The Geneva Tribunal and its work Final exclusion 

 of the national claims The award of the Tribunal Amity 

 with America associated with the liberalizing projects of Glad 

 stone Arbitration of the San Juan water boundary Arbi 

 tration of Civil War claims other than Alabama claims Arbi 

 tration as to the inshore fisheries Award of the Halifax 

 Commission Relation of the fisheries arbitration to political 

 movements in Canada. 



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Participation of the Canadians Rose and Macdonald in ne 

 gotiating the Treaty of Washington Influences making for 

 union of the British-American provinces Effect of the Civil 

 War across the border Party deadlock in Canada Movement 



