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