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