Hello There!
The government wanted to teach American Indians about white society and wanted them to go back to their families and teach their elders.
C. battle of wounded knee!
It's debated; the credit is usually given to either Julia Ward Howe or Anna Jarvis.
Howe was born first, so if you're looking for initial efforts, I would go with her.
Hope this helps!
The colonies of New York and New Jersey were originally founded by the
Dutch and were in an area that they called "New Netherland". Before
that, the area was populated with native peoples.