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