2. Would a nativist have believed that immigrants could achieve acculturation? Why or
why not?

The cultural assimilation of Native Americans was an assimilation effort by the United States to transform Native American culture to European–American culture between the years of 1790 and 1920. ... It established Native American boarding schools which children were required to attend.

Characteristics of Mahayana Buddhism:

1. The highest ideal is to become a bodhisattva - one who seeks to become a Buddha. According to Mahayana Buddhism, everybody can become a bodhisattva.  

4. This form reinterprets the buddha’s traditional teachings in new ways (for instance, by placing less importance on nirvana and more on wisdom, and by stating that merit can lead to the acquisition of wisdom and eventually to awakening).    

Characteristics of Early Buddhism:

2. This form highlights the importance of living life according to the Middle path - or the Middle Way, a way of life that avoids extremes.  

3. The highest ideal is to attain nirvana - the ultimate goal of the Buddhist path (the termination of suffering).