Memory Westward ExpansionVersion en ligne Chapter 4: Western Expansion --> Jones Social Studies par Anthony Jones The belief that the United States should be "sea to shining sea" A person who continually moves place to place. sodbuster A Spanish-speaking quarter in a southwestern town. Indian Peace Commission to drive cattle long distances for great profits. A way of farming where the seed is planted deep in the ground. nomad Created to negotiate peace with Plains Indian tribes and the white man barrios A name given to Great Plains farmers A town undergoing a sudden population increase to absorb a group of people into a culture. assimilate Manifest Destiny dry farming Homestead Act boomtown A law that encouraged western migration. Long Drive