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