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