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>
<span>They encouraged innovation in technology and agricultural... Along with supporting the trading system.
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He was a teacher to deaf people and his wife was deaf and this idea that someone can't hear gave him the idea of creating a machine that could help you talk to those far away that couldn't hear you.