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