Ulysses S. Grant's Greatest Achievement

Ulysses S. Grant’s greatest achievement was the resolution of the Alabama Claims. There were not many clear triumphs during Grant’s time as there seemed a constant pattern of great intentions and poor execution. However, the Alabama Claims were an example where there was a clean cut success.
The Alabama had been a Confederate warship that had been built in British ports. One of many such ships, this angered the Union for Britain had claimed neutrality during the Civil War. Afterwards, the US demanded compensation for Britain’s involvement. Britain refused. Soon, issues over Canada, such as fishing rights and territory disputes, came into the argument.
There had been a previous attempt to resolve this issue. Andrew Johnson’s secretary of state,