Following the Civil War, the Five Tribes signed a peace deal with the United States during the Reconstruction treaties of 1866. Though the United States signed a different treaty with each tribe, what three terms were common to all of the treaties?
1. The Five Tribes agreed to abolish their tribal governments.
2. The Five Tribes agreed to give up western Indian Territory.
3. The Five Tribes agreed to free slaves and make them members of the tribe.
4. The Five Tribes agreed to no longer hunt bison and take up farming instead.
5. The Five Tribes agreed to allow the construction of railroads on their lands.

The correct answers are 2) The Five Tribes agreed to give up western Indian Territory. 3) The Five Tribes agreed to free slaves and make them members of the tribe. 5) The Five Tribes agreed to allow the construction of railroads on their lands.

Following the Civil War, the Five Tribes signed a peace deal with the United States during the Reconstruction treaties of 1866. Though the United States signed a different treaty with each tribe, the three that terms were common to all of the treaties were the following: The Five Tribes agreed to give up western Indian Territory, the Five Tribes agreed to free slaves and make them members of the tribe, the Five Tribes agreed to allow the construction of railroads on their lands.

The negotiations of the treaty started in September 1865, in what was known as the Fort Smith Council. They preceded by Dennis N. Cooley, the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Although the government signed a different treaty with each tribe, there were four common points accepted by the Five Tribes: the abolition of slavery, the establishment of an intertribal council, the tribes would give land for the construction of the railroad, and the tribes would give more land for having supported the Confederated Army during the Civil War.