The Alabama claims
A. were found by the Supreme Court to invalidate Radical Reconstruction.
B. ended an experiment in black landownership.
C. saw the United States refuse to pay Alabama for losses incurred during the Civil War.
D. involved complaints by the United States against England.
E. marked a renewed effort in asserting the rights of states over federal authority.
Answer: D
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