1800-1876 By craigwallace Dec 1, 1800 Thomas Jefferson Becomes President Jan 1, 1803 Marbury v. Madison Jan 1, 1803 Louisiana Purchase Jan 1, 1807 Embargo Act Jan 1, 1808 Atlantic slave trade outlawed Jan 1, 1812 War of 1812 Dec 24, 1814 Treaty of Ghent Jan 1, 1820 Missouri Compromise Period: Jan 1, 1820 to Jan 1, 1840 250,000 Irish Immigrants Jan 1, 1821 First "modern" factory Jan 1, 1825 Compleation of the Erie Cnal Jan 1, 1828 Tariff of Abominations Jan 1, 1830 Book of Mormon Jan 1, 1830 Indian Removal Act of 1830 Jan 1, 1831 Mechanical reaper Jan 1, 1832 Bank of the Unites States charter ran out Jan 1, 1833 Massachusetts stopped supporting a church Jan 1, 1837 Steel Plow Jan 1, 1837 The panic of 1837 Jan 1, 1840 William Henry Harrison becomes president Jan 1, 1840 Anti-Slavery Convention Period: Jan 1, 1840 to Jan 1, 1860 1.7 million Irish Immigrants Jan 1, 1847 "10 hour laws" Period: Apr 12, 1861 to May 9, 1865 Civil War Jan 1, 1863 Emancipation Proclamation Jan 31, 1865 Thirteenth Amendment Apr 14, 1865 Lincoln Shot Jan 1, 1866 Civil Rights Act Jun 13, 1866 Fourteenth Amendment Jan 1, 1867 Reconstruction Acts