The 1862 Homestead Act made millions of acres of Western government-held land available for purchase at low cost.
ðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː hˈoʊmstɛd ˈækt mˌeɪd mˈɪliənz ʌv ˈeɪkɚz ʌv wˈɛstɚn ɡˈʌvɚnmənthˈɛld lˈænd ɐvˈeɪləbəl fɔːɹ pˈɜːtʃɪs æt lˈoʊ kˈɔst.