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