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