1800-1876 By padresammi 1800 Library of Congress founded 1801 Thomas Jefferson elected President 1803 Louisiana Purchase 1804 12th Amendment ratified Feb 15, 1804 New Jersey abolishes slavery 1809 James Madison elected as 4th President 1812 War of 1812 1814 British Troops burn Washington D.C. 1815 Battle of New Orleans 1817 James Monroe elected 5th President 1825 John Quincy Adams becomes the sixth President 1829 Andrew Jackson elected 7th President 1830 Second Great Awakening May 28, 1830 Indian Removal Act 1833 Force Bill expands presidential powers 1861 Abraham Lincoln elected 16th President 1861 Civil War begins 1862 Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation 1863 Battle of Gettysburg May 9, 1865 Civil War ends Dec 6, 1865 13th Amendment passed ending Slavery