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