The cultural assimilation of Native Americans<span> was an </span>assimilation<span> effort by the United States to transform </span>Native American culture<span> to European–American culture between the years of 1790–1920.</span>[1][2] George Washington<span> and </span>Henry Knox<span> were first to propose, in an American context, the cultural transformation of Native Americans.</span>[3]<span> They formulated a policy to encourage the "civilizing" process.</span>[2]<span> With increased waves of immigration from Europe, there was growing public support for education to encourage a standard set of cultural values and practices to be held in common by the majority of citizens. Education was viewed as the primary method in the acculturation process for minorities.</span>
